Katanga Cross Currency 03This Katanga Cross is also known as Handa and has four roughly equal arms each flaring up slightly at the ends. These crosses are made by pouring melted copper into moulds which were made in the sand. Their traditional use was as currency in the late 19th and 20th century and they take their name Katanga, a copper mining region in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Stand is included. Please note stands may have minor imperfections.

The bowl baskets are a beautiful reflection of ancient weaving tradition

All of our ceramics are handmade

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The Turkana people have a beautiful artisanal touch to all of their pieces

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

these simplistic stools have a timeless sculptural form that styles perfectly as a low stool or object anywhere in the home

Makenge baskets are hand-woven in Zambia from boiled roots of the Makenge bush and naturally coloured with plant dyes

Hand-carved from indigenous wood using wood skills passed down from generations by the Baule people of the Ivory Coast

The print is complemented by a black oak wood frame

with the stool originally belonging to their great grandmother

made from various materials and ours are  are made from soapstone

Our Cape rug is hand-woven in South Africa from pure New Zealand wool in a traditional Karoo weave