Showa cloth - 46.4 Alsatian Slow-growing and long-lived — a

Slow-growing and long-lived — a plant for life

The Bamileke are renowned woodcarvers

The two by two and two by four foot panels were originally stamped out of steel and called "steel ceilings

5cm x 13cm H

HIPPO- A beautifully presented hand carved malachite precious stone sculpture from South Africa depicting one of the Big 5 animals

Showa cloth - 46.4 Alsatian Slow-growing and long-lived — aShowa cloth from the Democratic Republic of Congo are made from raffia cut pile cloths, woven by Kuba men & embroidered by women with no stitching visible on the back. Highly prized for their complex geometric patterns, with inventive rythm & balance, they are uniquely individual designs, the Kuba people traded them as currency. Size: 75cm x 70cm