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Aboriginal Kinship Minikin Tealight Candle Holder

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$36.95
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$36.95
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Unique art inspired gifts
Supports Aboriginal artists
Meaningful gifts at great value
Celebrating Indigenous culture
Product Description

This delicate handmade Kinship Minikin™ Lantern is moulded with fine white porcelain, which sits on a round wooden base. When lit with Koh Living tea light candles the warmth of the flame glows through the porcelain and it's true beauty comes to life.

  •  Size 10cm diameter & 14.5cm High
  •  Beautifully boxed
  •  Handmade from fine Porcelain and a wooden base
  •  Use Koh Living’s small tealight candles
  •  Designed in Australia.
  •  A portion of each sale goes to the artist.
  •  Australian owned and operated company
ARTIST & ARTWORK

Melanie Hava Hailing from the Wet Tropics of Far-North Queensland and identifying as a Mamu Aboriginal woman, Melanie Hava draws continuous inspiration from the reef and rainforest for her artistic creations. Since her early years, Melanie possessed a firm certainty about her destined path as an artist, with art providing her a secure haven.Raised in the embrace of diverse backgrounds, Melanie's lineage is a fusion of her Aboriginal mother and Austrian father. Consequently, her artworks seamlessly interweave not only the distinct hues of Australia's red soils but also subtle European influences, represented by delicate gold leaf embellishments and intricate crystal patterns. In essence, her art harmoniously merges these two cultural threads.Melanie currently resides in Cairns, close to her mother's Country, where she feels close to the spirit of rainforest and reef. Her life evolves around her three children, gallery, and commissioned artworks.

Kinship Design

This artwork is inspired by the spirit of kinship. Melanie Hava was raised in the outback where she would often see emus travelling through the long grasses. Occasionally, she would observe two males joining forces to protect their chicks. This banding together in kinship to feed and protect their mob echoes the way Aboriginals once lived.

OUR PROMISE

We passionately believe in making unique, special and delightfully different high-quality art-inspired gifts both affordable and accessible.

All Koh Living Artists are Australian based, and all design work is completed in Australia. Koh Living Founder Tui Cordemans personally selects all artists and oversees all designs with special focus always being placed on unique and meaningful designs with stories to be told.  Koh Living is a proud and active member of the Indigenous Art Code and practises ethical trading of Aboriginal Art.

Only the highest quality products are approved for sale by Koh Living with all manufacturers involved being either BSCI certified or complying with equivalent global social and compliance standards.  All manufacturing and logistics processes follow best practice guidelines and processes are regularly inspected.

SHIPPING AND RETURNS

Your order is normally dispatched from Koh the next business day, and each one has a tracking number so that you can trace where it is in the delivery process at any time.  During sale periods this may stretch to 3 working days. Between Christmas and the 2nd week in Jan your order will be dispatched within 3 business days as our dispatch elves take a well needed break.

In Australia we use Australia Post - Regular Parcel Post delivers in 3-5 days to Metro and 10 days to Country within your state, and 10+ days interstate. For Express Post - delivery is faster, but Australia Post cannot guarantee delivery timeframes like it used to pre COVID-19.  We are noticing delays of many days, and appreciate your patience as Australia Post works with it's increased volume and challenges. 

International deliveries may also experience delays in delivery.

Aboriginal Kinship Minikin Tealight Candle Holder
Aboriginal Kinship Minikin Tealight Candle Holder
Aboriginal Kinship Minikin Tealight Candle Holder
Aboriginal Kinship Minikin Tealight Candle Holder
Aboriginal Kinship Minikin Tealight Candle Holder
Aboriginal Kinship Minikin Tealight Candle Holder
Aboriginal Kinship Minikin Tealight Candle Holder