Lozi Mortar Stool 13Our 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 detailed designs is a replica of the courtly card art from the workshops of the royal palaces of the Cameroon Grassland

These Bamun shields originate from fighting shields used by warriors and are hand-carved by the Bamun people of Cameroon from indigenous wood

These baskets are woven using Ilallia palm and are prolific in the Binga area of Zimbabwe

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

these bronze bells were traditionally used for practical and spiritual purposes

These pots would have been used for a variety of tasks from cooking to storage

Due to their longevity

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

The bangles were traditionally worn during hunts by the Tutsi people of Rwanda to protect their wrists from bruising from the recoil of bowstrings

Mike found the shades of grey

Sold as a set of three shields

Our Lozi mortar stools are special vintage pieces curated from rural communities from Zambia