Dragonflies Artifact

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Dragonflies-beautiful, delicate, and colorful insects. Live dragonflies are amazing, and so are ones carved out of bamboo. A special object to me, or as some might call it, an artifact, is a self-balancing dragonfly carved out of bamboo in Vietnam. An artifact is an object created by and can be used by humans. I believe these bamboo dragonflies are special to me because they are unique, they are made with accuracy, and most of the children from my mother’s side have one.

In my opinion, these dragonflies are very unique and exquisite. Since these dragonflies are delicate, they break easily. They are able to balance on almost any small and non-slippery surface. Self-balancing dragonflies are made only in Vietnam, and are handmade. The designs are also hand-painted. Moreover, they are sold to many countries, including England, Australia, the …show more content…

This was one of the few times when we were given the same present; at Christmas, we all had different presents, and our New Year’s money usually differed. The dragonflies were presents that we shared in common. Something else that we had in common was that most of ours had broken at least once. I was glad to have it, and we all thought that it was so astonishing when we first saw the dragonfly balancing on the tip of the lady’s finger.

I believe these self-balancing dragonflies are special to me because they are very unique, they are made with precision, and it is something that most of the children from my mother’s side have. We were all fascinated by it since it was so unique, and especially as we thought how much work must have been put to make these. Nearly everyone is satisfied with what they receive when the buy the dragonfly, and the makers can even develop new designs according to customer inquiries. I believe that these self-balancing, bamboo dragonflies are amazing, and the world should know about