Zulu Food Platter - Hand carved (40-08) art Proper drainage gives their roots

Proper drainage gives their roots room to breathe

We think every home should have one

hand-woven into a circular sun shape with a mirror embedded at the centre — a warm

Perfect for dinner parties to set the theme

The roots are boiled and dyed with natural pigments and left to dry out

Zulu Food Platter - Hand carved (40-08) art Proper drainage gives their rootsThis is extra ordinary Old 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