Raffia Textile
Kuba Mbuluku, D.R. Congo
Hand woven from Raffia Palm.
Raffia Palm fibres are first softened by soaking and pounding, traditionally dyed and embroidered by women but woven by men. Each piece is complex and can take months to make.
Price: £134.50
Raffia Textile
Kuba Mbuluku, D.R. Congo
Hand woven from Raffia Palm.
Raffia Palm fibres are first softened by soaking and pounding, traditionally dyed and embroidered by women but woven by men. Each piece is complex and can take months to make.
Price: 139.50
Wooden Art Stool
Luba, D.R. Congo
Hand carved from one piece of wood
The female bearer figures of the stools of the Hemba are representatives of the upper classes of society. Caryatid seats are reserved for the use of chiefs and embodied the notion of the continuity of power.
Price: £290
African Stool
Hemba (Kasongo), D.R. Congo
Hand carved from one piece of wood.
A stool representing age, status, wealth and intelligence in Hemba society
Evidence of use and cracks due to age or drying.
Price: £350
