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Ibex

Traditional craftsmanship, attention to detail, and a sense for what is important.  Handmade in Germany by Kosen using the finest materials.

14 Inches Long
14 Inches Tall

Kosen Plush Ibex
KS5160

$122.95

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5 Dec 16


Ibex - any of several surefooted, sturdy wild goats of the genus Capra, family Bovidae (order Artiodactyla), found in the mountains of Europe, Asia, and northeastern Africa. The European, or Alpine, ibex (C. ibex ibex) is typical. It stands about 90 cm (3 feet) at the shoulder and has brownish gray fur, darker on the underparts. The male has a beard and large, semicircular horns with broad, transversely ridged front surfaces. The European ibex inhabits the line of perpetual snow and lives in herds, except for the old males, which are usually solitary. Formerly common throughout the higher ranges of the Alps, this ibex is now greatly reduced in numbers. It is protected locally in the Italian Alps and has been reintroduced elsewhere.

"ibex." Encyclopædia Britannica.

For 100 years toys have been produced in Bad Kösen, a small resort town on the Saale River in Germany. Käthe Kruse founded the company in 1911/12 as a doll making workshop. The first plush animals were presented at the Leipzig Trade Fair in 1958.

Kösen plush animals are distinguished by highly naturalistic and expressive design, by their immediate appeal as toys and by their quality of material and craftsmanship. Each design is based in intensive studies of the anatomy and movement of the animal depicted. Kösen designers draw the animals in their natural habitats or in zoos and create them as three dimensional models from clay. The toy animals are always presented in the typical and natural position.

Important details are lovingly executed, and especially the faces receive a very lifelike expression. In order to achieve this, Kösen uses varied materials including only the best quality plush fur. The animals are assembled from up to seventy individual elements, sewn together, turned inside out, filled with high quality fibres, stitched closed, combed and brushed, embroidered and painted - all by hand and exclusively at Bad Kösen.

Kösen plush animals are made in Germany with materials from Europe. All meet European safety norms and carry the CE mark. All animals can be surface washed at 30°C. A cuddly toy animal from Kösen is a valuable present for children and for adults who love nature and wildlife.

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