Kenyan Fine Weave Baskets Large

With decorative bands of pink and yellow, this SHANGA basket was woven by a highly skilled craftswoman working within a weaving cooperative in Kenya’s rural Coastal Region. This is a group we have worked with since The Basket Room began in 2014 and these ladies have an exceptional eye for colour and pattern. 
 
Basket weaving is a slow and meticulous craft – a skill typically passed down the female ancestral line in Kenyan families. Sisal grass is stripped using wooden tools and the weavers’ feet, and then it is hand rolled on the thighs before being woven using a traditional twining method. All sisal grass is hand-dyed in large vats of boiling water. 
 
This unique woven basket can be used all over the home for tidying, storing and organising - bringing a splash of style and a pop of rich colour.  Take your SHANGA into the kitchen for keeping fruit and vegetables in, pop yours in the bathroom for storing loo rolls or toiletries, or use it to home your latest houseplant. 

The Basket Room works with a Community Based Organisation representing several women’s weaving cooperatives in Kenya. Profits from basket sales and all donations to the CBO are used to offer further support to these women’s groups. Weaving takes place primarily during the dry seasons, since most weavers are subsistence farmers using basket weaving as a supplementary income stream. 

DIMENSIONS: 34cm DIA x 32cm H

Please note, as this is a handmade product, dimensions & colour may vary from those shown in the photographs.