art handcrafts in soapstone

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The Soapstone is found at Tabaka Kisii Kenya and it is one of its kind in this part of the world and Continent.  The stone is quarried from the ground and carved into beautiful sculptures, statues,  miniatures, and other beautiful  different shapes. The Sculptures, statues  and miniatures come in different sizes and shapes.

NB: The waste  product of the soapstone, can also be  used in different  ways  to make things like soap,  paints, shoe polish, tarmac roads and many more other items.

The wood is found from rear trees which are soft and carved easily. e.g. Ebony, Mahogany, Rosewood found   in Kenya and  some parts of other  countries in Africa. The  woods are also carved into different beautiful sculptures, statues, miniatures, and other beautiful shapes of different Kinds .

The baskets are made from special fibers  kind of trees or plants. They are woven  into different beautiful shapes and sizes. They are also decorated accordingly. Also banana fibers can be woven in to different  beautiful sculptures, statues  and miniatures.