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Kisii Elephant Box
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- Kisii Elephant Box from South Western Kenya - Africa
- Approximate dimensions: 16cm x 14cm x 12cm
- Kisii in south western Kenya is where most of the world's soapstone originates.
- Kisii stone is a specific type of soapstone that can range from 300 to 400 million years old
- The soapstone is mined by hand – no machinery is used. The mining of these rocks is carried out using crude tools and is very labour intensive
- Interestingly, the local workers retain all of the fill, so when they have extracted the soapstone, they refill the pit
- After 5-10 years the soapstone begins to re-form, and so new soapstone becomes available
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