Ntanta Shelf

The Ntanta Shelf started with one doll. We have a Noush doll we treasure, and we wanted it on the wall with the rest of our art. We looked everywhere and found nothing that would let a doll stand among the frames. So we designed a shelf just for it.

Ntanta means to float in isiZulu. The Ntanta Shelf is a tiny floating shelf, cast by hand in fine grey concrete in Pretoria, just big enough for one Noush doll to stand on. It turns a doll on a cupboard into a piece on your gallery wall.

The shelf is 8 cm wide and 8 cm deep, with a raised lip at the back. It hangs on a hidden wall cleat that fixes with two small screws, so it looks like it floats. The cleat and both screws come in the box. Each one is cast by hand, so every shelf has its own small air holes and shifts in colour.

We cast in weekly batches. When none are in stock, your shelf is cast to order and ships with the next weekly batch. The doll and the little pangolin are styling only, not included.

We ship door to door across South Africa with trusted couriers. Delivery usually takes 5 to 10 workdays; pieces made to order can take longer. Free on orders over R2,000.

Returns are accepted within 30 days. See shipping and ordering and our returns policy.

Every piece is cast and finished by hand, so yours may vary slightly from the photos in colour, texture and small imperfections. Read more.