Tonga Stool 08Our 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.

or with other masks anywhere in the home

A lasting image of a special leopard

Hand carved with wood

These stools have been designed with portability in mind as guests would take their own seating to weddings

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

The baskets are extremely hard wearing as the roots allow for higher coil to be woven

Our collection of Tonga stools originate from the Tonga people of Zimbabwe

Macadamia cereal bowl and Sand Pearl dessert bowl

From the Hausa people of Nigeria

Each stool is hand-carved by a community member from indigenous wood

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

These striking stools are hand carved from a single piece of hardwood by the Tonga people who are an ethic Bantu group from Southern Zambia and the neighbouring Northern Zimbabwe