This special cinnabar owl box is a wonderful place to store your small treasures. Cinnabar has been used for its color in the new world since the Olmec culture. Cinnabar was often used in royal burial chambers during the peak of Mayan civilization. The most popularly known use of cinnabar is in Chinese carved lacquerware, a technique that apparently originated in the Song Dynasty. Cinnabar owl boxes from the Far East and GreatOrientalGifts.com make wonderful good luck - good fortune gifts for yourself or a loved one! |