Balinese wood carving is a traditional master craft — a single sculpture may take days or even weeks to complete. This 60 cm Greeter Buddha statue is made from suar wood, hand-carved in Bali using traditional methods. The greeting gesture — the open palm, the welcoming posture — is a symbol of peace, acceptance and hospitality in Indian and Southeast Asian cultures.
Suar Wood: The Sculptor's Choice
Suar wood (also known as saman wood or Albizia saman) is one of the densest and most compact timbers on Bali — with its dense grain and warm brown tones, it is an ideal material for sculptures. Its stability and carveability have made it a favourite working material of Balinese sculptors for decades. The natural cracking and unique grain of the wood make each piece one-of-a-kind.
Greeting Gesture and Spiritual Presence
The 60 cm size fills a space with a definite, commanding presence — large enough to become a focal point in a room, while remaining domestic in scale. It is equally at home in a meditation corner, beside a living room bookshelf, at an entrance, or in a zen-inspired garden. Net weight approximately 10 kg.
Product Details
- Material: suar wood (saman wood)
- Height: 60 cm
- Type: Greeter Buddha
- Net weight: approx. 10 kg
- Country of origin: Indonesia
If you are looking for a genuinely hand-carved wooden Buddha statue that is not merely decoration but also bears the hallmark of traditional Balinese woodcarving — the 60 cm Greeter Buddha is a special and enduring piece.
A hand-carved sculpture is not a disposable object — it is a work whose beauty endures through generations. Thanks to the suar wood grain and the marks of the carver's hand, this statue reveals a different detail each day to those who pay attention to it.