Cocoa Horse

Hand beaded in South Africa from a cooperative called Monkey Biz by artist Brown Ntombomzi. This cheerful horse is a wonderful gift to any equestrian in your life. Cocoa brown beads mix with turquoise and champagne accents to create a diamond pattern along its body.

A piece of sculpture art that adds whimsy and interest to your home. Our cocoa horse stands 12" tall at the height of its horns and is 12" long ears to tail.

Monkey Biz products are beaded with love. As a heritage craft, Traditionally beads were used not only to adorn the body, but as a measure of value in ritual and economic exchange between locals and foreigners. In traditional African rituals, a fine bead necklace or beaded piece is treasured because it is thought to impart spiritual energy. 

Each piece is designed and made by beaders in their own patterns and colours, and although there is a standard range of animal types when each artist makes her own animal every piece becomes unique.

Monkeybiz uses discarded off-cuts from clothing manufacturers as the filler material for the beaded animals and from time to time has donations of beads. The

Monkeybiz empowerment approach is remarkable because it encourages the woman to have dignity and pride in their work. It’s based on the philosophy of making artists self-sufficient, to understand business and to take responsibility.