Gondwana Gallery deals only in hand-crafted artifacts and other items purchased directly from individual African artisans. Through fair trade, Gondwana Gallery is assisting African craftsman to support themselves through the sale of their products. We carry many unique items crafted from soapstone, wire, wood and other materials such as recycled cans. Among our selections we have rock carvings, wood carvings, wire articles, masks, drums, shakers and marimbas
Leather Tribal Masks.
A unique selection of hand crafted leather Tribal masks from Zimbabwe.
Goatskin, ostrich feathers, beads & fabric have been used to manually create these master pieces.
There are Tribal Chief masks with the ostrich feather on his head to symbolize his power and the female version with a fabric head band and also the beadwork around her neck.
These unique pieces come in 6 different sizes from size 2 which is 7" tall, to size 7 which is 14" tall and they are sold individually.
Truly unique, one of a kind pieces, not available anywhere else outside the African continent.

Cushion Covers

100% Cotton Cushion Covers. Hand decorated with good quality European dyes, by textile artists in South Africa. Bright happy colors to choose from in Elephant or Giraffe designs. Cold water wash.
Mud Cloth Cushion Covers. From Mali, Africa and woven by men in the traditional manner on narrow looms. Strips of about 6" wide are normally up to 5' in length and decoarted by the women with fermented mud. Covers fit the conventional size pillows.

Some photos of our Store's interior

A small selection of our Affirmation Flags.
We carry the largest & most unique selection of jewelery from around the globe! From traditional Zulu beadwork, fresh water pearls, feather ear rings, semi precious stones set in sterling silver to organic stick & expander ear rings, we have them all !
The brightly colored interior of our store invites you to browse & shop for those unique items.

Love Knots from Kenya

There is an area in Kenya, East Africa, known as Kissi and this is where the famous Kissi stone is found. It is a form of Soap stone in a lighter color than the more common soapstone as found in Zimbabwe & South Africa. It is referred to as Kissi Stone. Amongst one of the many unusual pieces created by the skilled carvers, is a piece to which they gave the name of "Love Knot". It is an intriguing work of art, carved out of 1 single piece of Soap stone and is mostly left in the natural color of the Kissi stone, being an off white, with natural inclusions. The smaller Love knot on the right in the photo is 4" tall and has been dyed (black). A very popluar and unique gift for engagements, weddings or anniversaries.

African Butterfly Hairclips

The one and only authentic African Butterfly hairclips ! Hand crafted in South Africa and patented worldwide.
Makes a fashionable statement and is so versatile for a little hair or for a thicker mob of hair! Choose from a wide variety of designs and support a very worthwhile home industry, empowering African women!



Unique wood and rock carvings



From rare malachite to ebony, mahogony, sandalwood and ironwood, we carry a wide selection of carvings in a variety of shapes and sizes.

From our Musical Instrument Department: Drums

 

We carry a wide selection of ethnic drums and percussion instruments. 
Some of our most popular drums include:
  • djembes
  • bougararbous
  • udus
  • frame drums
  • bhodrans
  • tongue drums ( Tamboas)
  • talking drums

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