Zulu Food Platter - Hand carved (42-08) Plants used to honour the deceased

used to honour the deceased — the rows of triangular chip-carved patterns and the two triangular cut-outs near the top represent the hips of a person

this elegant design features the Flame Lily flower around the Crocodile

using nets made from a local doum palm fibre and simple log canoes

also great for gifting

Inspired by apothecary glassware

Zulu Food Platter - Hand carved (42-08) Plants used to honour the deceasedThis 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