About GrafixMat Coasters
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Front
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Back Story
About GrafixMat Coasters:
Each GrafixMat® is a work of art, masterfully laser-engraved on the cork front with a unique and amusing story colorfully illustrated on its flip-side. For a treasured gift or your own personal collection; select one or create a set of 2, 4, 6 or more from 21 themed Collections totaling more than 500 contemporary and fine art designs. Made from eco-friendly recycled cork from Portugal and Spain, yet handcrafted in the U.S.A. GrafixMats® are so artfully designed and intriguing, we've created a hanging hole in the back of each coaster.
All Natural • Durable • Easy Wash • Singles or Sets • Storage Caddies • 4 1/4" Diameter, 5/16" Thick • Green Certified
Front Design:
Qimmiq
The Back Story:
Qimmiq
The Inuit dog, or Qimmiq, along with the Inuit people have survived the freezing temperatures and snow covered terrain of the Arctic for around 5000 years. With dog teams hitched to sleds people came over the ice bridge of the Bering Straits from present day Mongolia beginning in 800 B.C. Without the Qimmiq sleddog, the Inuit people would not have survived this harsh environment. Sled dog teams were used to explore both the North and South Poles. It simply could not have happened without them. It was common up until the 1960s for families to travel back and forth from Canada and Greenland this way. Native people still prefer this form of transportation.