Okodee Lantern – African Decor in Solid Padauk Wood | Wouley

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The Okodee Lantern in solid padauk, Africa's sacred red wood, features two backlit African motifs: Okodee Mmowere, the adinkra symbol of the eagle's talons (strength, courage, unity), and a figure with raised arms (celebration, elevation). A warm light that carries a fragment of African soul. Handmade

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A light full of meaning

Far more than a source of light, the Okodee Lantern in solid padauk tells a story. Cut into its panels and revealed by the glow that passes through them, two backlit African motifs drawn from the continent's heritage watch over your home.

Padauk, the wood that embraces light

We did not carve it from just any wood. Padauk is the "red wood" of Central Africa, held sacred for generations: ground into powder, it adorns the skin at births, marriages and life's great passages — wherever red speaks of life, vitality and protection. That red and light were made to meet. Once the lantern is lit, the warmth of padauk's orange tones gently catches fire: the wood seems to hold the glow of a flame, the colour of a setting sun. Light does not merely pass through the material — it awakens it, and with it all the memory it carries.

Okodee Mmowere — strength and courage

An adinkra symbol of the Akan people (Ghana, Ivory Coast), Okodee Mmowere means "the talons of the eagle." As the eagle's strength gathers in its talons, this motif embodies strength, bravery and power. Emblem of the Oyoko clan, it also evokes unity and calls us to overcome obstacles to reach our ambitions.

The figure with raised arms — elevation and celebration

An upright silhouette, arms stretched to the sky, this figure evokes joy, gratitude and elevation — the link between earth and sky, between the living and those who came before. A universal gesture of celebration and openness.

A unique, handmade object

Shaped in our workshop, each Okodee Lantern is one of a kind: the shades of the wood, its grain and the cut of the motifs never quite repeat. Once lit, it casts a soft, warm light that warms the space and invites serenity.