Boni Headrest Hand carved with wood

Hand carved with wood

Due the artisanal process and natural fibres used to make each rug

Tuareg bowls have been hand-carved from indigenous wood by women of the Tuareg people of Niger

This bowl has the stunning and distinctive flared lip in a beautiful chestnut coloured acacia wood with a unique braided metal repair work on one side

Boni Headrest Hand carved with woodA beautiful headrest that comes from the Boni people of Ethiopia. Hand carved from Yucub wood with dual columns, this headrest was reserved for an elder. Historically headrests date back to ancient times and in East Africa they are used by pastoral nomadic people. They are considered to be one of the most important of their few possessions that they travelled with. Whilst used primarily to rest their heads upon whilst sleeping, protecting them from