Vintage Nyangatom Headrest - 220.2 young women Embroided cloth works are individually

Embroided cloth works are individually conceptualised and the patterns have been named and passed on through generations

One of their products is these beautiful hanging pieces of art for their tents

If you require plants we can source them for you on request for an additional cost

Handcrafted Detail: Each figurine is meticulously hand painted to showcase intricate details

this natural variation is part of the charm and makes every piece unique

Vintage Nyangatom Headrest - 220.2 young women Embroided cloth works are individuallyA vintage headrest hand carved from a single piece of indigenous timber by the Nyangatom, one of the pastoralist peoples of the Omo Valley in East Africa. More than somewhere to rest, headrests like this protected the elaborate sculptural coiffures that signalled identity and status, while lifting the sleeper above the dust and insects of the ground. One of the few possessions carried across the plains, each is worn smooth with use and quietly marked