AFRICAN ART OFTEN COMES INTO OUR HOUSES AS USEFUL AND DECORATIVE OBJECTS,ORNAMENTS OR GENERAL FURNITURE,PRODUCED BY THE ABILITY OF NATIVE ARTISANS HAVING A GREAT SKILL WITH WOOD CARVING;FROM THEIR OWN ROOTS THEY GET THE LIFEBLOOD FOR CREATING THESE WORKS.

MWENGE, SUBURB OF DAR ES SALAAM,IS A SPECIFIC AREA PARTICULARLY RENOWNED FOR THE CRAFTSMANSHIP AND CRAFT CENTRES,WHERE NATIVE ARTISANS MAKE THE TRADITION OF THE PAST RELIVED,CREATING OBJECTS FROM RAW OR CARVED REFINED WOOD (EBONY,MAHOGANY,TEK,PANGA-PANGA MNINGA) THROUGH A PARTICULAR PROCESS WHICH DOES NOT ALLOW CHANGES OR MISTAKES: A RESULT OF THEIR EXTRAORDINARY OWN ABILITY,OF THEIR TECHNIQUE,OF THEIR CREATIVITY AND OF THEIR TALENT TO IMAGINE SOON THE WORK COMPLETELY FINISHED.

FREQUENT SUBJECTS OF THESE WORKS - PROPERLY HANDMADE- ARE OFTEN HUMAN FIGURES,DIVINITY,TYPICAL AFRICAN ANIMALS AND TRIBAL MASKS WHICH SEND OUT A SENSE OF MYSTERY AND MAGIC.

THE TECHNIQUE OF CARVING IS ALSO PROPOSED IN THE PRODUTION OF GENERAL FURNITURE LIKE FRAMES,TRUNKS,TABLES,CHAIRS AND SMALL ACCESSORIES.

WE ARE PROMOTING HANDICRAFT FROM TANZANIA OUTSIDE OF THE AFRICAN CONTINENT,OFFERING A VARIOUS RANGE OF PRODUCTS WHICH CAN BE ALSO CREATED BY PERSONAL REQUESTS RESPECTING THE CUSTOMERS' NEEDS AND REQUIREMENTS.