Wood Backgammon

Mythical hounds bare their teeth as they guard a lavishly sculpted box. It opens to reveal a backgammon board of kepelan wood. Ketut Sandi carves the box and each piece by hand, creating the playing field with contrasting wood inlays. The playing pieces and dice are sculpted from sono wood.

Guarded by four loyal dolphins, this case opens up to reveal a superb backgammon board. The craftsmanship is unique; the board evidences Ketut Sandi's expertise and artistic imagination. He uses manual tools to carve the dolphins' detailed imagery from cempaka wood. The checkers and dice are all ...

Kneeling, a man is deep in meditation, his profile carved in low relief. He adorns an ornate box that opens to reveal a backgammon board. Ketut Sandi carves the kepelan wood box and each piece by hand, creating the playing field with wood inlays. The disks and dice are sculpted from sono wood.

Challenging one another in backgammon, abstract lovers kiss before and after a game. Ketut Sandi creates a game set for couples. The images in low relief adorn a kepelan wood box, which opens to reveal the game board. The playing pieces and dice are sculpted from sono wood.