Shell & Leather Basket Bowl on Lucite Base

This Shell & Leather Basket Bowl on Lucite Base are handmade by the Hausa people of Northern Nigeria, of Cowrie shells woven with leather. These shells were used as a form of currency in past centuries & in a decorative way, a symbol of wealth. Add beautiful texture to your interior design by placing this unusual shell basket on a lucite stand. 

Cowrie shells and leather trim

Clear lucite base

Dimensions: 11" diam x 9"h approximately