Polepole (poh-leh poh-leh) meaning slowly, slowly in Swahili describes how these are made. Each animal is hand carved from a soft light wood called Albizia and then hand-painted with the trademark style using matt black water-based paint by T-lab. Due to the handmade process of carving and painting, each animal is slightly different.
T-Lab preserves the forests of Albizia Falcata which have a very rapid natural growth, committing to replanting the trees that serve its production. It has no chemical or pollutant treatment in the wood or in the paint used.
- Approx. 3.2 x 5.2 cm
- Made of Albizia Falcata Wood
- Designed in Japan
- Made in Bali, Indonesia
- Please note for decorative use only
- Not suitable as teething toys
Delivery Options
We offer a range of delivery options:
Collect in Store - FREE
Store collection takes 1-2 working days.
Standard Delivery - £5
Arrives in 3-5 working days.
Delivered by Royal Mail 48 with online tracking.
Express Delivery - £7.50
Arrives in 1-3 working days.
Delivered by Royal Mail 24 with online tracking.
Next Working Day Delivery - £9.95
Guaranteed delivery on the next working day before 8pm.
Delivered by DHL with online tracking.
PLEASE NOTE: Next Working Day services require orders to be placed before 1pm on a working day. Orders placed after 1pm or on a weekend will be delivered within 2 working days.
EU Delivery - £12.95
Delivered by DHL with online tracking.
Any customs or import duties are the responsibility of the customer.
Non-EU Delivery - £29.95
Delivered by DHL with online tracking or other nominated courier.
Subject to shipping country, courier service may differ. If you would like to request a specific courier, please contact us.
Any customs or import duties are the responsibility of the customer.
Homeware large item delivery (UK only) - £24.95
Delivered by DHL or other nominated courier. If you would like to request a specific courier, please contact us.
Delivery Information
All deliveries will require a signature upon receipt. If you are unavailable, please nominate a secure delivery address where someone is available to sign or choose to collect from your local Post Office or one of the DHL ServicePoints across the UK.
Saturdays, Sundays and UK Bank Holidays are NOT classed as working days.
UK delivery includes Northern Ireland, Scottish Highlands and Isle of Wight. It does not include Jersey or Guernsey.
MAZE cannot accept any liability for any delivery instructions which you give to the delivery company. If, for example, you ask the delivery company to leave your order in a different location to the one given at the time of your order (e.g. in a shed or garage, or with a neighbour), we cannot accept responsibility if you fail to receive the order.
For any queries, please contact us.
Returning items purchased online - using our online returns service:
Free UK returns (exclusions apply, see below)
Full price items purchased online may be returned for a refund within 14 days of receiving your order. Sale items purchased online may be returned with 7 days of receiving them.
The following items cannot be returned:
- Pierced jewellery (eg.earrings) cannot be returned for hygiene reasons, unless faulty.
- Perishable products such as food, plants, perfumes and toiletries, unless faulty
- Any product that has been used, returned without original packaging or tags or is returned in an unsaleable condition. Faulty items must be returned in their original packaging.
- Maze Gift Cards and eGift Cards are also non-refundable.
After placing an order you will receive order and delivery confirmation emails. A pre-paid returns label will be included in your parcel.
To return an item, please repackage your item and affix the pre-paid returns label to the parcel. Take your repackaged items to your local Post Office, where the returns label will be scanned, or use the Royal Mail Click and Drop service to arrange a free collection from your door. If you are unable to locate the pre-paid returns label, please visit the Royal Mail Returns Portal to generate a new one. All items from the same order should be returned in one parcel.
All items must be returned in a fully resalable condition, which means being unused with swing tags attached and, if possible, in the original packaging. MAZE reserves the right to refuse a refund on items deemed not to be resalable. This does not affect your statutory rights in connection with faulty items.
Once the return has been approved, you will receive a confirmation email indicating that the refund will be paid into your account. All refunds will be made to the original method of payment. Once a refund has been issued, please allow up to 5 working days for this to appear on your account. Payment times are dependent on your bank/building society.
If you choose to 'collect in store' you have 14 days (7 days for sale items) from the date we notify that your order is ready for collection, to notify us of your intent to return the item.
Returning items purchased online to our shops
If you prefer to bring your online purchase back to the store, we will be happy to accept them. Please note we will be unable to refund you in the shop. Your items will be transferred to the Online Returns Department and refunded within 1-3 days. Please note that large homeware items cannot be returned in store.
Returning items purchased in our shops
Full price items can be returned within 14 days of the purchase date for a refund or exchange. All items must be returned in a fully resalable condition, which means being unused with swing tags attached. MAZE reserves the right to refuse a refund or exchange on items deemed not to be resalable. This does not affect your statutory rights in connection with faulty items.
Pierced jewellery cannot be returned for hygiene reasons, unless faulty, nor can perishable items including food, plants, perfumes and toiletries, unless faulty. MAZE Gift Cards and eGift Cards are also non-returnable.
It is not possible to use our online returns service for purchases made in our shops. All returns must be made to a shop.
Exchanges for items purchased online
If you wish to exchange an item purchased online, please notify our Returns Department of your intent to return the item and make a new purchase online. MAZE reserves the right to reject exchanges or returns sent or communicated beyond the return period limit, or items which are not in the same condition in which they were received.