Tonga Stool 26 All across Africa

All across Africa

Mike found the shades of grey

These Ngontang masks come from the Fang people of Gabon and are hand-carved from indigenous wood

Cowrie shells are symbolic of wealth and the use of cowrie shells on these baskets indicates that they were used to store valuable content

Tonga Stool 26 All across AfricaOur collection of Tonga stools originate from the Tonga people of Zimbabwe. The stools have been hand carved by the community using indigenous wood. The maker creates unique designs each time, so no two stools are identical. As the Tonga stool is used as a portable seat which is carried to neighbouring communities for ceremonies and gatherings they often vary in size, with the larger stool and more difficult stools to transport harder to come by.