Balinese Hand-Carved Cow Head

This is a one-of-a-kind traditional home décor piece made by Jutawan Kadek, an artisan living in Ubud, Bali. Each piece is hand-carved with a traditional Balinese pattern.

After cultural celebrations, Jutawan collects and repurposes each cow head by creating a unique art piece for your home. The authentic cow head is ethically sourced in rural North Bali. Once the skulls have been sourced, Jutawan washes and shaves off the first layer. A protective coating is then applied to protect and sustain the material. After this, he spends, on average, three days to hand-carve a unique pattern on the skull or to hand-paint a traditional Balinese story. It takes fine detailing to perfect this craft. 

Dimensions: 13" (w) x 24" (l) 
Material: 100% Cow Head
Weight: 8lbs
Handmade In: Ubud, Bali, Indonesia
Shipping: Each cow head is securely wrapped and packaged to ensure it safely arrives at your home. The horns are also detachable for safe and easy shipping.

Jutawan Kadek was born and raised in North Ubud. His father passed down the craft of skull carving to him at a young age and he has now practiced it for over 15 years. 

Traditionally, full cows and buffalos were prepared and cooked at celebratory events. This craft then began as a recycle, reduce, reuse idea. Without any waste, the rest of the animal was used to make jewelry, homeware products, and now home decor.

Jutawan is 27 years old and with a young family. More recently, he was able to transform his passion for hand-carving art from being a side hobby to a professional practice. It takes him roughly 2-3 days to clean and handcarve and/or handpaint each skull. We are excited to empower him as an entrepreneur and see him grow with the Department of Artisans.