Nyangatom Headrest 08 Our Lozi mortar stools are

Our Lozi mortar stools are special vintage pieces curated from rural communities from Zambia

these platters have importance to the Zulu people of South Africa

Suitable for residential and commercial use

Style as a decorative object or use for soulful storage

Nyangatom Headrest 08 Our Lozi mortar stools areThis 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