Description: Canister w/knob on lid mat finished onyx 5Dx5H green/brown/multi

Made in: Pakistan

This matte finish canister with lid is hand-carved from richly veined onyx stone by artisans in Pakistan.

Dominion Traders works with underprivileged artisans who make stone and shesham wood crafts in the city of Karachi. It disperses orders to 20 independently owned and operated onyx workshops that employ between 100 and 150 people. Each workshop group owns its own equipment and rents or owns the facility. Most are family businesses employing several family members. These workshops are scattered throughout Pakistan, and employ artisans who speak different languages and practice different religions.

A notable feature of Dominion Traders is that people of different religions and creeds work together in friendly and cordial relationships.  Ten Thousand Villages purchases carved stone items including lamps, animals, paperweights, bookends, vases, candleholders and chess sets as well as carved shesham wood coffee tables and nesting tables from Dominion Traders.