Artists scattered throughout Zimbabwe, mainly in remote rural areas, create Mbare’s wood sculptures. As indigenous hard woods became increasingly scarce, we focus on developing products made from non-indigenous, non-endangered Jacaranda wood. Much care is taken in the carving and finishing of a product, and this same care is extended to the selection, maintenance and delivery of these fabulous one-of-a-kind sculptures. Carved from a single piece, these wood animals are beautifully polished and carefully crafted.
These meerkats are super cute and they bring a smile to my face every day. The wood is lightweight and they have a slight "rough hewn" look to them. I'm only giving them 4 stars because my small meerkat was completely missing his face, which did not fall off during shipping - it was shipped broken. So I did have to jump through a couple of hoops with the online customer service chat to resolve. However, Wayfair shipped a replacement quickly and did not make me return the creepy faceless meerkat.. Kim. Port Hueneme, CA. Tue Aug 18 2026
