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Central New York State, USA · Nearly all of the products are bought ourselves from people in the countries from where it comes. Our goal is to provide high quality handmade décor items.

The Niger Bend

African Vintage Artifacts

African Vintage Artifacts

Decor Accent & Throw Pillows

Decor Accent & Throw Pillows

African Bozo Fish Puppets

African Bozo Fish Puppets / Traditionally puppets, worn on the head as a mask and used during ceremonies. These wooden fish are contemporary renditions of old Bozo fish puppet masks. With a more contemporary look and design, each fish is hand carved from wood; giving it a unique shape. Then painted with varying color contrasts and facial expressions to provide a unique character and personality. Many of our customers love how each fish gives a vibe to the person based on the face shape and paint.

African Ladders

African Ladders / hese genuine, used sculptural objects are still commonly in use today by many people in the Dogon country of Mali. The longer ones are used to reach the roof of a house; the shorter ones to access thatch-topped adobe granaries. Many are also still in use among other tribal groups, including the Lobi of Ivory Coast and the Somba (or Tamberma) of Togo. We have these types as well. This ladder is among the most beautiful: the oldest, most used.

Table Runners / Handwoven from Pandan straw, made to be durable, but also beautiful. Pandan plants are typically found on the Pacific Islands and grow near the edge of the water. This table runner is accented with tasseled ends on both sides.

African Vintage Cups, Containers, and Vessels

African Vintage Cups, Containers, and Vessels / This vintage vessel was handcarved from wood by the Tshi people deep in the Congo. The name 'Tshi", being short for Tshiluba; however, in Africa, many people refer to the Tshiluba people by Tshi for short. While this cup is quite old, the exact age is unknown. Age is typically not a variable that most traditional African cultures keep track of, unfortunately. Luckily however, we can use other methods to judge the age of an object. One being patina, which is highly evident on the handle, sides

Soapstone Boxes, Jars & Urns

Soapstone Boxes, Jars & Urns / A Symbol of both aesthetics and talent, by Vietnamese workers. Mined from the mountains of Quang Ninh, these soapstone products were designed, carved, buffed, and painted to produce a complete masterpiece. Each of these products consist of a variety of colors and shades, lines and curves, shapes and sizes which are handled with care by many different artisans. Every product takes hours to finish and ultimately become one of a kind pieces.

Textiles / Our collections of high quality hand woven vintage textiles from Africa and South East Asia.

African Barbershop, Beauty Salon Signs & Other Paintings

African Barbershop, Beauty Salon Signs & Other Paintings / Commercial Art Paintings on Wood, Artistic Paintings on Canvas, Public Art - Paintings on Walls - the photos are all my own; please do not use or copy without permission

Trips - Africa / I have been traveling in Africa for 35 years. There was no Pinterest, Instagram or Facebook for all but the most recent of those years. Here are all the photos I would have put here.

Trips - Viet Nam

Trips - Viet Nam / We started going to Viet Nam in 2002. Since then we've been all over the country and branched out into the region. We love it.

African pottery

African pottery

Decor Baskets - Contemporary & Vintage

Decor Baskets - Contemporary & Vintage / African and Asian

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