Zulu Food Platter - Hand carved 42.13 baskets An antique hand-carved wooden mask

An antique hand-carved wooden mask from the Pende people of Central Africa

Size: 29cm L x 23cm H x 9cm W

Each is hand-made and unique

Opening diameter: ~ 12cm

All-natural

Zulu Food Platter - Hand carved 42.13 baskets An antique hand-carved wooden maskThis is extra ordinary Zulu Wood Carved Tray or Platter from South Africa. This tray is carved out of a single piece hard wood. Such trays were used with great formality to serve different types of foods. This wonderful handcrafted wooden Zulu platter is known by the local Zulu people as an ugqoko. The wood used does vary but in most cases the Zulu would use the Kiaat wood that is found locally in South Africa. The Zulu serving plate is an important