Tuareg Brass animals - Hippo kitchen trailing ivy

trailing ivy

Lake Turkana lies within the Kenyan Rift Valley and is the world’s largest permanent desert lake

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and have apotropaic functions

Inspired by the life of the lush Zambezi River basin

Tuareg Brass animals - Hippo kitchen trailing ivyA small brass hippo sculpture, made by Tuareg metalworkers of the Sahara a nomadic Berber people long known for their fine work in silver and brass. Animal figures like this are a recurring motif in Tuareg craft, often used in storytelling. A simple, sculptural piece for a shelf or console. Size: H 6cm x W 9cm x D 4cm.