Turned and carved wood · Southern Africa

Woodworkers and carvers

Our wooden pieces come from several woodworkers and carvers. Some turn bowls from single blocks of yellowwood and keep the bark on the rim; others carve boxes, spheres and figures by hand. The colour of the wood deepens over time.

A large yellowwood bowl with natural bark rim and smooth golden interior

In the gallery now

All makers

Woodworkers and carvers

Yellowwood Turned Bowl

R2 480

A tall faceted sculpture in pale camphor wood shaped like a crystal, with an Ilala hat resting on top

Woodworkers and carvers

Camphor Crystal

R2 980

A long rough-carved pale wooden box with a lid and a small carved handle

Woodworkers and carvers

Carved Lidded Box

R780

A dark hand-carved wooden fish on a yellowwood shelf

Woodworkers and carvers

Hand Carved Chambo

R380

Woodworkers and carvers

Olive Wood Spheres

R480

A wide shallow bowl carved into a thick slice of tree trunk with visible growth rings

Woodworkers and carvers

Timber Bowl

R1 220