Tonga Stool 45Our collection of Tonga stools originate from the Tonga people of Zimbabwe. The stools have been hand carved by the community using indigenous wood. The maker creates unique designs each time, so no two stools are identical. As the Tonga stool is used as a portable seat which is carried to neighbouring communities for ceremonies and gatherings they often vary in size, with the larger stool and more difficult stools to transport harder to come by.

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

Due to being hand-woven into organic shapes

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

with each central design of the stool carrying its own story

These unusual chairs come from the Guarage tribe of South West Ethiopia and are hand carved from Wanza wood

Headrests were a necessity for the North Western nomadic pastoral tribes of Kenya as they have a cultural custom of wearing elaborate coiffures which the headrests helped to preserve whilst sleeping amongst other benefits of protecting against dust and insects

The Ashanti people of Ghana believe there are no secrets between a man and his stool

Each bangle is one-of-a-kind with no two being the same

These woven baskets make for a beautiful and functional home accent

All of her bowls are hand-crafted from clay using the pinch and coil method

wear and ageing of the wood

Our cushions are sold as cover only