Zulu Food Platter - Hand carved 35.4 chelsea and the stool was carved

and the stool was carved from a single piece of wood

and vivid colors

Size: 32cm H x 27cm D

now a beautiful decorative object

with the soft veining and colour variation that comes from the stone itself

Zulu Food Platter - Hand carved 35.4 chelsea and the stool was carvedThis 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