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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manybooks, post: 9599336, member: 8267&quot;]Most of the items seem to be from Kenya, or nearby in east Africa. The wooden carvings are typical of Kamba and Makonde tourist pieces. The little nesting wire and bead boxes are probably also made in Kenya, similar to these - <a href="https://basketsofafrica.com/african-baskets/kenya-beaded-wire-baskets/set-of-3-oval-nesting-boxes-12/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://basketsofafrica.com/african-baskets/kenya-beaded-wire-baskets/set-of-3-oval-nesting-boxes-12/" rel="nofollow">https://basketsofafrica.com/african-baskets/kenya-beaded-wire-baskets/set-of-3-oval-nesting-boxes-12/</a> - (although similar wire and bead articles are also made in South Africa). </p><p><br /></p><p>The bottle covered with woven leather looks more like north or west African work. You can find similar examples online attributed to Morocco and Senegal (both have applicable leatherworking traditions).</p><p><br /></p><p>I am not sure about the ladle. As Taupou says, pombe means beer in Swahili, which might place it in east Africa. The Maasai do decorative work on gourds, but the style of the ladle looks different - more eastern European than African. Is the white stitching on the gourd leather, or cordage?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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