HANSA is known for their “true to life” reproductions of the world’s best-loved animals.
When you hold this wonderfully “true to life” puppet, you will see and feel Hansa’s emphasis on quality, design, fabric, cutting, and sewing.
Each one is hand sewn by skilled artisans in a socially and environmentally responsible Studio.
Since they are hand finished by Hansa’s artists each one will have their own unique personality giving slight variations in appearance, just like in real life.
Included is a “Teaching” tag describing, in detail, their habitat, lifestyle, history, location, how they care for their young and their eating habits.
Approximate Dimensions 9in x 8in x 11in (23cm x 20cmx 28cm).
For age – 3 and up.
Movable upper arms
Artisan hand sew the animals “inside out”, an old-world tradition that results in the minimization of seams, and their bodies are carefully “sculpted” to create “musculature” and “features” like movement in a walking or sitting position that are unique to each creature. On average, there are 42 separate pieces required to make each animal, that must be combined by a team of truly creative artists to create the distinctly realistic features that characterize HANSA animals. (Some animals have as many as 240 different parts!) Each animal is individually hand sewn, to give it a unique “personality”, there are more than 860 different fabrics and man-made furs from which the “coat” and “hides” are made, along with over 6000 sets of different eyes, whiskers, claws, noses, and related accessories allocated for creating these wonderful plush animals. Stuffing emphasizes careful attention to the placement of the highest quality man-made materials.
When you hold these wonderfully “life-like” animals, you will see and feel HANSA’s emphasis on quality, which is a result of careful attention to design, custom fabric selection, cutting, sewing, stuffing, eye placement, feature creation, framing, air brushing and finishing. Since each animal is hand sewn, there will be slight variations in appearance.
