African General Tribal Chess Set

Our African tribal chess set draws inspiration from all African tribes to provide a vibrant African experience. This chess set boasts beautiful renditions of members of various southern African tribes, decked in flamboyant traditional garments. Liven up any room in your home or office or spoil a loved one with this stunning piece of authentic African décor. All pieces are created by hand by our brilliant team of local community craftspeople and artisans using only the finest materials and paints.

The African general tribal chess set features the following playing pieces:

• The king – chief
• The queen – matron
• The bishop – woman carrying food
• The knight – woman musician
• The rook – sitting maiden
• The pawn - children

Amazing Africa Gifts crafting and material details

Both the set’s chess pieces and board frame are cast by hand in polystone (a unique mixture of crushed stone and resin) and painted by hand in incredible detail by our exceptionally talented team of South African artists using high-quality Winsor and Newton oil paints. The wooden chess board itself is also carved by hand, as are the molds that are used for the chess pieces.

The board squares are hand carved from koto and cherry wood, and then treated in accordance with international import standards and requirements. The board is then set in its polystone frame which boasts a stunning African design.

Each set (board, pieces and frame) takes approximately six (6) hours to be crafted from start to finish by our extremely skilled and talented artisans and craftspeople, with some time allocated during the process for the paint to dry.

Set size:

Size - Unpacked

• Playing figure height: 12 cm;
• Playing figure diameter: 3.5 cm;

• Board size: 46 cm x 46 cm x 3 cm;
• Board playing squares: 5 cm x 5 cm

Size - Packaged

• Packed size including board: 47 cm x 47 cm x 10 cm and weight 5 kg

Packaging

We take the utmost care in packing our gorgeous chess sets, such that they are delivered to you safely and in their entirety after the shipping process.

Every individual chess piece is set in their own box-dye cut foam holder, accompanied by extra foam top and bottom covers for the set as a whole. Additionally, the wooden board is wrapped in bubble wrap so that it can absorb any shock while in transit, without sustaining any damage.

The complete set is placed in a sturdy double-walled cardboard box which contains polystyrene packing peanuts which further protect the chess set during shipping. While we take the greatest care to ensure that the set gets to you in one piece, we know that accidents do happen – so, if any pieces arrived damaged, we will replace them entirely at no cost to you.

FREE SHIPPING FOR USA:

We offer free shipping for USA customers for order over $50. Please note that for customers in other countries shipping will be calculated on checkout. Please refer to our shipping policies page for further details.

SALES TAX, VAT, AND CUSTOMS DUTY

Please note the above price excludes sales tax, VAT or customs or import duties. United States customers will have sales tax added upon checkout where required, and South African clients will have VAT added. For the rest of the world you may incur import duties that are for your account.