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Our unusual Raku pottery animal ornaments are fast becoming modern collectables and make excellent 9th wedding anniversary gifts. Take a look at our collection of cute Raku pottery wild animals. We have giraffe, zebra, big cat , cheetah, lioness, elephant, meerkats and owl ornaments to name a few , they are truly irresistible! These decorative ceramic animal ornaments also make great gifts for special occasions - weddings, anniversaries and birthdays. All of our glazed Raku ceramic animal pottery is fair trade and supports local Communities in Africa. Raku was originally a Japenese method of firing tea ware, but today it has lead to the production of this unique, African-inspired pottery. Each piece of glazed Raku pottery undergoes the skill of at least eight different crafters who then initial the base of their pottery. Each animal is removed from the kiln at 950 degrees celcius and as the pottery begins to cool, the glaze cracks. It is then put into a drum of sawdust where the blackened sawdust settles within the cracks. During the firing process, imperfections appear to the glaze, which makes each piece of Raku animal pottery unique. Just click on the pictures below to see individual Raku pottery animals including big cat ornaments, giraffe, elephant and owl figurines or to see our full range of ceramic animal ornaments click on the 'view all' button. |