Lozi milk jug - Zambia (174.3) SAOTA These meerkat sculptures have been

These meerkat sculptures have been hand carved in Zimbabwe using Jacaranda wood

Each shield is carved from a single piece of Baobab wood — a sacred wood used for medicinal and ritual purposes for centuries — then covered in hundreds of hand-placed beads on manila string in a circular pattern around a dimensional cluster of natural cowrie shells at the centre

The Iringa region has a long history of basket weaving

with a slim middle

Lozi milk jug - Zambia (174.3) SAOTA These meerkat sculptures have beenThe Lozi people of Zambia are known for their basketry, rarely work in wood, but for their wooden milk jugs are sought after objects from collectors. Originally used to collect milk from cows. These particular jugs come with rope handles. Perfect piece of wooden art. Size: 38cmH x 20cm Diameter