Zulu Food Platter - Hand carved (41-09) Bright Light Produced by hand using thousands

Produced by hand using thousands of tiny glass beads the same beads used in the Yoruba Royal chairs and Royal Crowns

but as form of currency used for bride-price negotiations and dowries

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Zulu Food Platter - Hand carved (41-09) Bright Light Produced by hand using thousandsThis 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