Showa cloth - 45.6 HO Scale so they double as storage

so they double as storage containers — a neat reflection of the resourcefulness and craft of the Nupe people

meticulously hand-carved from a single piece of wood and adorned with tin repairs

serve as tangible embodiments of the Tutsi heritage

Aprox height: 40cm to 50cm

Showa cloth - 45.6 HO Scale so they double as storageShowa 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: 70cm x 70cm