Nyangatom Headrest vintage wooden bowls from global

vintage wooden bowls from global communities are increasingly rare to curate and would have been used to prepare and serve food or used for storage for many years

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As part of our vintage collection

places and creatures all possess a distinct spiritual essence

Nyangatom Headrest vintage wooden bowls from globalWe love this headrest for its unique central design and metal detail. The wood has rich and warm pantina hues . Hand carved from a single piece of wood coming from the Nyangatom people of the Omo Valley in Ethiopia. Historically headrests date back to ancient times and in East Africa they are used by pastoral nomadic people. They are considered to be one of the most important of their few possessions that they travelled with. Whilst used primarily to