I did a bit of a runaround in Kandy for several hours before heading off to the mountains in south-central Sri Lanka. I was ushered into a few factories along the way. One was a wood carving factory that produced many elephants and other objects that looked very familiar to me from international craft shops in the USA.
Traditional Wooden Chair with Elephant Carvings – Kandy, Sri LankaDecorative Wood Carving with Elephants – Craft Workshop, Kandy, Sri LankaArtisans Hand-Painting Traditional Wooden Crafts – Kandy, Sri LankaHand-Painted Wooden Elephant Figurines – Craft Workshop, Kandy, Sri LankaArtisan Hand Carving Traditional Wooden Table – Kandy, Sri LankaDecorative Wood Carving with Elephants – Craft Workshop, Kandy, Sri LankaArtisan Sanding Traditional Wooden Elephant Crafts – Kandy, Sri LankaTraditional Sri Lankan Carved Masks – Craft Workshop, Kandy, Sri LankaHand-Carved Wooden Elephant Figurines – Craft Workshop, Kandy, Sri LankaDecorative Wood Carving – Craft Workshop, Kandy, Sri LankaTraditional Inlaid Wooden Nesting Tables with Elephant Motifs – Kandy, Sri Lanka
I was getting the hard sales pitch when busloads of other tourists suddenly flooded in to distract the sales employees. It’s not like I don’t appreciate their work, but when you’re extensively trekking through many countries on your way around the world, you have to travel light and don’t have much space or weight available in your backpack. On these seven-month journeys, my pictures are my souvenirs!
Batik Mandala Pillow Design – Kandy, Sri Lanka
I also visited a batik clothing factory a few doors down the street that produced some nice designs but wasn’t nearly as bustling.
Traditional Elephant Batik Artwork – Batik Shop, Kandy, Sri LankaBatik Making – Kandy, Sri LankaColourful Elephant Batik Textile – Batik Shop, Kandy, Sri Lanka
