Nyangatom Headrest 07 The Ashanti people say that

The Ashanti people say that there are no secrets between a man and his stool

This photograph of a young elephant was taken as it walked towards Mike throwing dust on itself

The smaller baskets work perfectly as a dustbin for anywhere in the home and the larger basket is ideal as a soulful storage basket for laundry or blankets

Dimensions Cm Inches Height 28 11 Diameter 37 14

Nyangatom Headrest 07 The Ashanti people say thatThis headrest comes from Kenya, hand carved from one piece of indigenous wood. Headrests were a necessity for the North Western nomadic pastoral tribes of Kenya as they have a cultural custom of wearing elaborate coiffures which the headrests helped to preserve whilst sleeping amongst other benefits of protecting against dust and insects. They are considered to be one of the most important of their few possessions that they travelled with. The