Small Staff 02This old object was sourced at an auction of rare collectors items being sold by private sellers. It is an old staff hand carved from wood. In Africa, these sticks are traditionally purposed as weapons and walking sticks, but also represent societal ranks, ancestors, cosmological beings or exceptional people. For healers, sorcerers, diviners and hunters staffs were ritual objects used in communication with the supernatural for the power of self

these pieces were created for a payment method with the design being determined by the resources available to the community at the time of making

Helmet masks are hand-carved from ingenious wood and finished with brass details

headrests are an ancient part of their culture and nowadays few own them

masks embody complex and multiple meanings and teachings embodied through proverbs and ceremonial dances

Hand carved with wood

The wood has rich and warm pantina hues

The keepers give the roots

Our Hehe stools are perfect as functional side table or decorative sculptural stool for anywhere in the home

Our Painted Dog cushion is made with a cotton blend textile

Our Moon Shell is a unique hand-made ceramic object from the Belgium artist Marlies Huybs

The Big Life Foundation protects roughly 7

Whilst the design seems simple enough