tribal decor

Hand-woven with meticulous precision and intertwining wool and cotton yarns into a harmonious symphony of design, this extraordinary tapestry is sure to captivate and dazzle. With this splendid artwork, Peru’s Cerapio Vallejo pays homage to the city of Ayacucho’s ancient hand-weaving traditions. Fabulous geometric patterns, resplendent in a palette of warm and inviting colors, dominate this exquisite decorative accent ready to breathe life into your space and infuse it with a touch of awe-inspiring magic.

Carefully crafted with unwavering attention to detail, this remarkable square tapestry is a testament to the hand-weaving artistry of the city of Ayacucho in Peru. Cerapio Vallejo designs a wool and cotton wall decorative accent that boasts intricate geometric patterns brought to life by a vibrant color palette. The exquisite tapestry will transform any space and infuse it with an enchanting aura.

Ayacucho's nights are full of natural beauty and color in Zosimo Laura's depiction of the region's stunning views. The Peruvian artisan uses traditional handloom techniques to create this wool and cotton tapestry in an elegant black base hue, which enhances the vibrant owls arranged around the design, creating a mystic ambiance with their wise aura.

The artwork is titled Noche de Buhos in Spanish.

Peru's Zosimo Laura adorns a wool blend fringed tapestry with multicolored owls that represent wisdom and knowledge using the classic weaving technique from the city of Ayacucho. Once you display the hand-woven tapestry at your favorite spot, it will completely transform it and fill it with life and character.

Originally from Yunan in China, Akha people live in Thailand's northern hills. Akha women are well known for their spectacular traditional costumes which include a headdress, a jacket worn over a halter-like garment, a short skirt, a sash with decorated ends, and leggings. Akha artisan Thikaporn is proud to present this stunning headdress, hand-crafted by her own mother, Sadaporn. She adorns the cotton headdress with myriad aluminum beads and pendants, as well as Thai coins dating from 1952 to 1965. Brightly colored beads carved of little leaf boxwood and glass, as well as feathers, complete the stunning design of this headdress.

The Akha people are a proud and timeless culture, struggling to preserve their ancestral values through their traditional skills and knowledge. Akhas believe in continuity and see themselves as a link in the chain of life, which includes birth, procreation, the preservation of the Akha way of life – which venerates family life – and death, seen as a meeting with their ancestors.

Breathtakingly beautiful, this stunning decorative headdress is styled after those designed for a bride. Akha artisan Thikaporn is proud to present this admirable headdress, handcrafted by her own mother, Sadaporn. She adorns the cotton headdress with an aluminum trapezoidal cap as well as multicolor pompoms. A waterfall of aluminum coins featuring dragons is flanked by multicolored glass beads to complete the grand design of this wedding headdress.

Originally from Yunan in China, Akha people live in Thailand's northern hills. Akha women are well known for their spectacular traditional costumes which include a headdress, a jacket worn over a halter-like garment, a short skirt, a sash with decorated ends, and leggings. Akha people are a proud and timeless culture, struggling to preserve their ancestral values through their traditional skills and knowledge. Akhas believe in continuity and see themselves as a link in the chain of life, which includes birth, procreation, the preservation of the Akha way of life – which venerates family life – and death, seen as a meeting with their ancestors.

Akha artisan Thikaporn is proud to present this stunning headdress, hand-crafted by her own mother, Sadaporn. She adorns the cotton headdress with an aluminum trapezoid cap as well as beads and pendants. A waterfall of Thai coins dating from 1952 to 1965 is flanked by multicolored beads carved of little leaf boxwood and glass. Colorful feathers complete the stunning design of this headdress.

Originally from Yunan in China, Akha people live in Thailand's northern hills. Akha women are well known for their spectacular traditional costumes which include a headdress, a jacket worn over a halter-like garment, a short skirt, a sash with decorated ends, and leggings. Akha people are a proud and timeless culture, struggling to preserve their ancestral values through their traditional skills and knowledge. Akhas believe in continuity and see themselves as a link in the chain of life, which includes birth, procreation, the preservation of the Akha way of life – which venerates family life – and death, seen as a meeting with their ancestors.

A musician from northern Ghana's Bongo tribe sounds a long, narrow trumpet. He wears the traditional robe and headgear of his people. Working in batik, K. Baka depicts the man in a warm orange and yellow wall hanging.

Poised on one foot, a graceful dancer whirls to a dance with the Damba tribe of northern Ghana. Dressed in a single cloth of batik, he wears beads and feathers on ankles and arms, and holds a traditional tool covered in kente cloth. Emmanuel Atiemoh Yeboah creates the exquisite scene in silhouette.

Arrives with a ceiba wood frame.

Young teens gather for the rites of passage practiced throughout Africa. A girl holds a baby as a sign of her future roles as wife and mother. Working in batik on cotton, Edward Lamptey shares a glimpse of life in Ghana. "I depict a cultural practice which is found in every tribe, that sees that every child is initiated," he explains.

Carved by hand from sese wood, this handsome sculpture is the work of Winfred Korley. Ghana's renowned handwoven kente cloth envelops the handle of a rustic machete. On the blade, adinkra symbols include the gye nyame (the supremacy of God) and sankofa (learn from the past). "In my own tribe, the Ga, newly elected chiefs are given this machete to hold during their inauguration," the artisan explains.

A loop on the handle permits it to hang on the wall.