Nyangatom HeadrestWe love this headrest for its unique central design and metal detail. The wood has rich and warm pantina hues . Hand carved from a single piece of wood coming from the Nyangatom people of the Omo Valley in Ethiopia. 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

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

South Africa in 2018 by photographer and guide Dylan Royal

Hand-woven from grass and finished with leather with cowrie shells sewn on by hand

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

This beautiful photograph was taken at Moremi Reserve

Our Perfect Grey plate is part of our exclusive own design ceramic collection

The print is complemented by an oak wood frame

This plate has beautiful circular ridge design details in a matte white finish

The wooden bells are hand-carved with a wooden peg inside the bell and finished with a leather or rope braided strap

The high backed seats reflect the social status of the owner

which in turn has created wonderful patina and ageing of the wood

Height 17cm