Karamajong Headrest 02This elegant and sculptural headrest is part of an incredibly special collection of pieces which took 8 years to curate and is an incredibly rare find. The Karamajong people are nomadic cattle herders and have excelled in the craft of small, easy to carry objects. Headrests and stools are amongst their most precious objects. Whilst they have practical use of protecting the users coiffure and head when sleeping, they also signify age, gender and

Our artisans work with the ethos of wabi-sabi and have carefully crafted the pieces to include minor imperfections for a natural and vintage aesthetic

Historically headrests date back to ancient times and in East Africa they are used by pastoral nomadic people

Our Benson bench is crafted in our Wood 03 sample

The stools are a strictly personal item and are said to be the seat of the owners soul

The meeting house is built with eight posts and each post has intricate carving details

places and creatures all possess a distinct spiritual essence

Please note that this design is one a kind

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

however we advise taking extra care when handling

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This plate has a beautiful organic striped details in a light grey and neutral hues with a gloss finish

due the artisanal process and delicate nature of the vessel