Tonga Basket Natural (68-02) Tripod shields like this carried real

shields like this carried real social and spiritual weight

entirely handwoven in rattan

these beautiful Cameroon shields reflected the spirituality and social beliefs of their people

The same elegant egg silhouette in a more compact 24cm size — all the sculptural charm of the larger egg

Dimensions 13cmD x 18cmH

Tonga Basket Natural (68-02) Tripod shields like this carried realA handwoven natural Tonga basket in Ilala palm These solid edged baskets are the pinnacle of the Tonga (Bathonga) basket maker's art in Zimbabwe and Southern Zambia. Woven from Ilala palm leaf, each starts as a square and is coiled into an almost perfect circle. The fine edging is known as snake's belly for its serpent scale pattern, and the soft natural tones come from dyes made with tree bark. Traditionally used to winnow grain, today they make