The throne has beautiful hand carved ornamentation in precious exotic hardwoods throughout. Pink ivory, a sacred wood of Zulu chiefs in Southern Africa, has long been treasured as a rare wood. It has been said that anyone handling pink ivory other than Zulu royalty was punished by death. The pink ivory tree grows predominantly in Mozambique Zimbabwe and South Africa, and takes hundreds of years to reach a size suitable to make a bowl blank. This precious wood has been hand carved and inlaid in various locations on this throne, adding beauty and vibrance that no other wood could do.  In the design of this throne there are 1800+ inlaid pieces, many elegant hand carved roses, marquetry and sculptural carving, using 25 different kinds of exotic hardwoods including: Pink Ivory, Ebony, Rosewood, Mahogany, Walnut,  Purple Heart, Birdseye Maple and many others. This luxurious chair is high-end art with a classical appearance.