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Hand Crafted Collection

Background imageHand Crafted Collection: Turkey, Eastern Turkey, Gaziantep, Antep, Bazaar, Hand crafted leather shoes

Turkey, Eastern Turkey, Gaziantep, Antep, Bazaar, Hand crafted leather shoes

Background imageHand Crafted Collection: Korea, Seoul, Korea, Seoul, Hand painted fans on street stall in Insa-Dong

Korea, Seoul, Korea, Seoul, Hand painted fans on street stall in Insa-Dong

Background imageHand Crafted Collection: A Hadza hunter checks the straightness of a new arrow shaft

A Hadza hunter checks the straightness of a new arrow shaft
A Hadza hunter wearing the skins of a baboon and genet cat checks the straightness of a new arrow shaft, fledged with guinea fowl feathers.The Hadzabe are a thousand-strong community of

Background imageHand Crafted Collection: Mohamed Thuruani

Mohamed Thuruani, a skilled craftsman of 17 years standing in Lamu, sits outside his home while putting the finishing touches to a model dhow

Background imageHand Crafted Collection: Lake Baringo

Lake Baringo, one of only two freshwater lakes of the Eastern Rift, lies in a shallow basin surrounded by hills where poor agricultural practices have led to bad soil erosion

Background imageHand Crafted Collection: A Hadza hunter

A Hadza hunter wearing a baboon skin returns to camp with a haunch of impala over his shoulder. He killed the antelope with a metal-tipped arrow that had been dipped in a fast-acting vegetable poison

Background imageHand Crafted Collection: A Hadza hunter fledges an arrow shaft

A Hadza hunter fledges an arrow shaft
A Hadza hunter wearing a baboon skin fledges an arrow shaft with guinea fowl feathers using the sinews of an antelope.The Hadzabe are a thousand-strong community of hunter-gatherers who have lived in

Background imageHand Crafted Collection: A potter fashions cooking pots by the coil method

A potter fashions cooking pots by the coil method, shaping them by eye alone. Surprisingly, craft skills such as pottery and basket-making are the sole preserve of men in Southwest Uganda

Background imageHand Crafted Collection: A man carries traditional split-bamboo baskets to sell

A man carries traditional split-bamboo baskets to sell at Kisoro market. Most women in Southwest Uganda carry their farm produce to market in these attractive baskets balanced on their heads

Background imageHand Crafted Collection: A Lamu man strings the back of a traditional Lamu-style

A Lamu man strings the back of a traditional Lamu-style chair embellished with marquetry. Situated 150 miles north-northeast of Mombasa, Lamu town dates from the 15th century AD

Background imageHand Crafted Collection: A skilled craftsman puts the finishes touches to a

A skilled craftsman puts the finishes touches to a replica of a Pate Island chair. Wood carving is the most important craft in Lamu and sustains the greatest number of artisans

Background imageHand Crafted Collection: A woman makes makuti

A woman makes makuti, a thatch from dried fronds of coconut palms, outside her home in Faza village. The chequered history of Faza dates back several hundred years


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