Handmade Carved Elephant Themed Ostrich Egg Lampshade, African Art Decor

African Big 5 carved ostrich egg. Perfect to use as a lampshade. Best gift to give loved ones Stand not included in this listing. Click on the link below to buy the egg with a stand. https://www.etsy.com/listing/567569588/bedside-lamp-carved-ostrich-egg Can be displayed as decorations, or used to minimize spider webs. Carved Ostrich Egg, lighting Ostrich Egg lamp, Handmade bedside lamp from South Africa HandCrafted African Art Decoration ABOUT AN Ostrich Egg An ostrich can lay 40 - 200 eggs per year, one every second day from the middle of March until the middle of August. Remarkably, the female ostriches use a communal pit to lay their eggs & are still able to identify exactly which eggs are their own. The dominant female lays her eggs first & the rest follow suit. This dominant female also has the authority to throw weaker members' eggs out to keep the roost strong. The eggs are guarded & incubated by the brown-grey coloured female ostriches during the day - offering a good camouflage against the pale countryside background. The black-and-white coloured male ostriches guard them in the evening against the black night sky. The normal incubation time for a hatchling is 35-45 days. The average weight of an ostrich egg is around 1.4 kg & although it is the size of 24 chicken eggs, an ostrich egg is actually one of the smallest in ratio to the bird. The colour of the eggs ranges from a pearl white to a dark cream. Apart from its nutritional benefits, we utilise the egg shells for beautiful beads, buttons, brooches & jewellery. The shell can be carved, hand painted, engraved & can have a decoupage design - making for strong, timeless artefacts. Handmade Carved Elephant Themed Ostrich Egg Lampshade, African Art Decor