Northern Gannet Wooden Bird Carving

A fine hand carved and painted sculpture of a Northern Gannet standing on a natural wooden block.

Gannets are large black and white seabirds that feed by flying and circling high before plunging into the sea head first at great speeds, this allows them to catch fish much deeper than most birds.

They are colonial breeders on islands and coasts, normally laying one chalky blue egg. It takes five years for gannets to reach maturity.

The most important nesting ground for Northern Gannets is in the United Kingdom with about two thirds of the world's population.

Intended for interior display, each bird has been skilfully hand carved by village craftsmen on the island of Bali in Indonesia.

They are produced under fair trading conditions to benefit the village community as well as the producer and have been painted using lead free paints and local replaceable softwood.

Due to the handmade and painted nature of this product, there may be slight variations in colour and distressing from the images shown as each has its own individual character.

Simple, elegant decoration beautifully hand carved and painted.

Overall Size: 58cm high    (19”)

Bird Size: 39 cm tall

Base Size: approx 15 cm x 19cm tall