Calabash Gourd 03This hand carved gourd is made from the calabash tree and originates from the Maasai people of Kenya. This vessel would have been used to store milk, honey and beer as well as for initiation ceremonies. The gourds are made using calabashes which have beautiful natural shapes. The calabashes are cut from their vines and dried for several weeks before being hollowed, washed and sterilised with embers from the wild olive tree. Shorter, fatter calabash

sourced from Turkey and surrounding regions

Chairs are very important in African culture and the Baoulé chair is reserved for the Poro

The object of the game is to capture more pieces than the opponent or to have one side empty first in order to win

We love these vintage baskets as each one is a one-of-a-kind piece and individual to the home they end up in

Our Kiko bench falls under our ecologically friendly and sustainable plaster furniture collection

Part of our ecologically friendly and sustainable plaster furniture collection

DESCRIPTION

no two bowls will be the same

As they are handmade

The forms are an abstract interpretation of an antelope

Whilst lovingly restored

Whilst primarily used as a method of payment some currency were used for status and adornment instead