Products tagged with Swahili African Modern

Mozambican artisans craft beautiful maracas from calabash gourds and soft wood handles. Each gourd is hand painted and etched with geometric designs. Sold individually. Because this is a handcrafted item, each will vary slightly.

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Kenyan weavers showcase their talent with these adorable mini-purses. Woven from ultra-durable, un-dyed sisal, each bag is fully lined and finished with a zippered leather top and fixed strap. 

Who Made It: Swahili Modern is a fair trade company that w

This touching bronze sculpture of an expectant mother highlights the love a mother feels for her baby even before birth. Burkina Faso artisans cast it using a lost wax casting method, then hand-paint the details of the dress and headpiece. Designed to sit

Under the umbrella of Nairobi's Gikomba carving cooperative society, talented Kenyan artisans work on various artistic endeavors from individual stalls, using wood sourced legally by the cooperative. Richard's small team of carvers favor jacaranda in thes

Under the umbrella of Nairobi's Gikomba carving cooperative society, talented Kenyan artisans work on various artistic endeavors from individual stalls, using wood sourced legally by the cooperative. Richard's small team of carvers favor jacaranda in thes

Under the umbrella of Nairobi's Gikomba carving cooperative society, talented Kenyan artisans work on various artistic endeavors from individual stalls, using wood sourced legally by the cooperative. Richard's small team of carvers favor jacaranda in thes

Kenyan artisans cleverly transform discarded cow bones into stylish earrings with a hand-dyed block print pattern. Because these are handmade adornments, each pair of earrings may vary slightly.

Who Made It: Swahili Modern is a fair trade company that

This musician, carved from serpentine stone and combined with recycled metal, is a thoughtful gift for the musician or music enthusiast in your life. Because this is a handcrafted item, each will vary slightly. Not intended for outdoor display.

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This musician, carved from serpentine stone and combined with recycled metal, is a thoughtful gift for the musician or music enthusiast in your life. Because this is a handcrafted item, each will vary slightly. Not intended for outdoor display.

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In Zimbabwe, an artist named Simon transforms recycled scrap metal into pastoral farm rooster garden art sculptures. Because this is a handcrafted item, each will vary slightly. Please note that weathering should be expected if the sculpture is exposed to

A small group of talented metal casting artisans in Burkina Faso craft beautiful feminine sculptures from recycled metal using a lost-wax casting process. Each sculpture bears unique characteristics that reveal the handmade nature of its creation.

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Chubbier and fuller than our other soapstone heart products, these vibrant sculptures are the result of carving, polishing, dying, and etching by talented Gusii artisans in western Kenya. Available in an assortment of pink, red and blue, etched with hundr