Namji Doll - Blue beaded (1507) Plants an artisan weaves the basket

an artisan weaves the basket by hand

Polyglyceryl-6-Palmitate/Succinate

Glamour models

Each shield is carved from a single piece of Baobab wood — a sacred wood used for medicinal and ritual purposes for centuries — then covered in hundreds of hand-placed black and white beads on manila string in a bold geometric pattern

Minimalist design

Namji Doll - Blue beaded (1507) Plants an artisan weaves the basketNamchi Namji dolls are carved from African Rosewood, a legume tree native to the Democratic Republic of Congo, Cameroon, Gabon and Equatorial Guinea. A single block of African Rosewood wood is hand carved into a geometric shape and decorated with multi coloured beads, metals, fibre, cowrie shells, coins, and even leather. Each doll is carved with a unique stature and facial expression. Unadorned dolls made by blacksmiths are played with by young