Ornament Herman Melville

Handmade Herman Melville Ornament. This handmade ornament is crafted using the traditional method of Zardozi embroidery, a highly skilled technique handed down from generation to generation that traditionally uses gold wires and jewels to embellish robes.

Here Herman Melville is shown carrying the subject and namesake of his most famous literary work, Moby Dick.

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Approximately 6 inches tall

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St. Nicolas specializes in bespoke, handmade decorations. For over 25 years, St. Nicolas has worked with a small charity in Thailand and India that helps disadvantaged rural women find work in their community, sewing decorations at home. Their Indian-made decorations are crafted using the traditional method of Zardozi embroidery, a highly skilled technique handed down from generation to generation that traditionally uses gold wires and jewels to embellish robes.