Makenge Root Wedding Baskets from Zambia - Black Rings

$96.00

SKU : 01-zambia12

Availability : in stock

Size :

16-17″D x 2″T

Origin : Zambia Material : Makenge roots, natural dye

In stock

Product Description

We are thrilled to present new makenge wedding baskets from Bridget Meyer, former owner of Toka Imports. These baskets are handcrafted by talented women in rural Zambia using carefully harvested Makenge tree roots and natural plant dyes.

About the baskets:

In rural Zambia near Victoria Falls, a wedding basket is a woman’s most useful and valuable possession. In everyday life she may choose to use it practically–to winnow grain and to collect and store harvested roots and rice, or to beautify her home by hanging it on a wall.

The beauty and durability of Zambian wedding baskets is no accident. Meticulously harvesting the roots of the Makenge bush is truly an art form of its own, and once roots are found, they are boiled until soft and colored with natural plant dyes. Only the most skilled craftswomen are able to weave these baskets, and each adds one-of-a-kind patterns conveying messages of beauty, marriage and family.

Sold singly in assorted number of rings. Because this is a handmade item, each will vary slightly.

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