Lozi Mortar Stool 17Our Lozi mortar stools are special vintage pieces curated from rural communities from Zambia. Each mortar has been used for pounding grain and maize in the communities kitchen, before being gently restored and repaired. Each stool is hand carved by a community member from indigenous wood, with its own unique design and shape making them a one of a kind piece for your home. As the mortars have been exposed to elements and been used daily, the wood

The clay is hand-coiled and smoothed down before it is burnished and fired in an open fire pit

This headrest is hand-carved from a single block of wood and comes from Ethiopia

For ROW customers

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

Due to being hand-woven the baskets have organic shapes at the top and may not be perfectly circular

perfect for anywhere in the home

Each bell is hand-sculpted with simple carving details

Our Natural State plate is part of our exclusive own design ceramic collection

protecting them from dust and insects as well as preserving elaborate coiffures

The Lozi people of Zambia live around the flood plains of the Zambezi river

the wood shows beautiful signs of wear and patina

who have lived along the banks of the Niger River since the 15th Century