Category: Tanzanian Baskets
Tanzanian Baskets
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Read moreVikapu Bomba embodies the vision of Catherine Shembilu to create sustainable income for talented rural Tanzanian women. For many women living in the lush southern highlands, life centers around subsistence farming, cooking, cleaning and caring for children. Women can weave baskets between their other duties, working daily to earn money to pay school fees, buy food, procure farming supplies and contribute to savings. When a woman has money of her own to use or share, she has greater influence over her life and future.
Milulu grass reeds can be harvested carefully from the marsh without removing the entire plant, dried in the sun, dyed with natural dyes, and split for weaving. The closeness to the earth of both maker and product gives these beautifully crafted baskets widespread appeal.
Sold singly, available in three sizes. Because these baskets are woven by hand, each will vary slightly.
Dimensions:
Small: 10″D x 10″H
Medium: 12″D x 12″H
Large: 13″D x 13″HCrafted from: Milulu grass, natural dye
Made in: Tanzania
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Read moreVikapu Bomba embodies the vision of Catherine Shembilu to create sustainable income for talented rural Tanzanian women. For many women living in the lush southern highlands, life centers around subsistence farming, cooking, cleaning and caring for children. Women can weave baskets between their other duties, working daily to earn money to pay school fees, buy food, procure farming supplies and contribute to savings. When a woman has money of her own to use or share, she has greater influence over her life and future.
Milulu grass reeds can be harvested carefully from the marsh without removing the entire plant, dried in the sun, dyed with natural dyes, and split for weaving. The closeness to the earth of both maker and product gives these beautifully crafted baskets widespread appeal.
Sold singly, available in three sizes. Because these baskets are woven by hand, each will vary slightly.
Dimensions:
Small: 10″D x 10″H
Medium: 12″D x 12″H
Large: 13″D x 13″HCrafted from: Milulu grass, natural dye
Made in: Tanzania
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Read moreVikapu Bomba embodies the vision of Catherine Shembilu to create sustainable income for talented rural Tanzanian women. For many women living in the lush southern highlands, life centers around subsistence farming, cooking, cleaning and caring for children. Women can weave baskets between their other duties, working daily to earn money to pay school fees, buy food, procure farming supplies and contribute to savings. When a woman has money of her own to use or share, she has greater influence over her life and future.
Milulu grass reeds can be harvested carefully from the marsh without removing the entire plant, dried in the sun, dyed with natural dyes, and split for weaving. The closeness to the earth of both maker and product gives these beautifully crafted baskets widespread appeal.
Sold singly, available in three sizes. Because these baskets are woven by hand, each will vary slightly.
Dimensions:
Small: 10″D x 10″H
Medium: 12″D x 12″H
Large: 13″D x 13″HCrafted from: Milulu grass, natural dye
Made in: Tanzania
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Read moreVikapu Bomba embodies the vision of Catherine Shembilu to create sustainable income for talented rural Tanzanian women. For many women living in the lush southern highlands, life centers around subsistence farming, cooking, cleaning and caring for children. Women can weave baskets between their other duties, working daily to earn money to pay school fees, buy food, procure farming supplies and contribute to savings. When a woman has money of her own to use or share, she has greater influence over her life and future.
Milulu grass reeds can be harvested carefully from the marsh without removing the entire plant, dried in the sun, dyed with natural dyes, and split for weaving. The closeness to the earth of both maker and product gives these beautifully crafted baskets widespread appeal.
Sold singly, available in three sizes. Because these baskets are woven by hand, each will vary slightly.
Dimensions:
Small: 10″D x 10″H
Medium: 12″D x 12″H
Large: 13″D x 13″HCrafted from: Milulu grass, natural dye
Made in: Tanzania
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Read moreVikapu Bomba embodies the vision of Catherine Shembilu to create sustainable income for talented rural Tanzanian women. For many women living in the lush southern highlands, life centers around subsistence farming, cooking, cleaning and caring for children. Women can weave baskets between their other duties, working daily to earn money to pay school fees, buy food, procure farming supplies and contribute to savings. When a woman has money of her own to use or share, she has greater influence over her life and future.
Milulu grass reeds can be harvested carefully from the marsh without removing the entire plant, dried in the sun, dyed with natural dyes, and split for weaving. The closeness to the earth of both maker and product gives these beautifully crafted baskets widespread appeal.
Sold singly, available in three sizes. Because these baskets are woven by hand, each will vary slightly.
Dimensions:
Small: 10″D x 10″H
Medium: 12″D x 12″H
Large: 13″D x 13″HCrafted from: Milulu grass, natural dye
Made in: Tanzania
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Read moreVikapu Bomba embodies the vision of Catherine Shembilu to create sustainable income for talented rural Tanzanian women. For many women living in the lush southern highlands, life centers around subsistence farming, cooking, cleaning and caring for children. Women can weave baskets between their other duties, working daily to earn money to pay school fees, buy food, procure farming supplies and contribute to savings. When a woman has money of her own to use or share, she has greater influence over her life and future.
Milulu grass reeds can be harvested carefully from the marsh without removing the entire plant, dried in the sun, dyed with natural dyes, and split for weaving. The closeness to the earth of both maker and product gives these beautifully crafted baskets widespread appeal.
Sold singly, available in three sizes. Because these baskets are woven by hand, each will vary slightly.
Dimensions:
Small: 10″D x 10″H
Medium: 12″D x 12″H
Large: 13″D x 13″HCrafted from: Milulu grass, natural dye
Made in: Tanzania
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Read moreThese simple yet durable baskets are hand woven by women in rural Tanzania. Available in three sizes, they are useful in every room of the home. Accents of dyed black milulu grass elevate these traditional baskets as modern decor.
Sold singly, three sizes available. Because this is a handcrafted item, each will vary.
NOTE: We ship Iringa baskets in two ways. We can fit more FLATTENED Iringa baskets into a box, saving you on shipping costs. Or, we can SHAPE your baskets before they ship. If you do not indicate during checkout that you wish for us to SHAPE your baskets, they will arrive flattened. You can shape your basket by wetting the straw and shaping the basket with your hands, then allowing it to dry.
Dimensions:
Small: 10″D x 10″H
Medium: 12″D x 12″H
Large: 13″D x 13″HCrafted from: Milulu grass, natural dye
Made in: Tanzania
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Read moreThese simple yet durable baskets are hand woven by women in rural Tanzania from milulu grass dyed to a dark hue ranging from deep purple to black. They are useful for storage in every room of the home.
Sold singly. Because this is a handcrafted item, size and coloration will vary.
NOTE: We ship Iringa baskets in two ways. We can fit more FLATTENED Iringa baskets into a box, saving you on shipping costs. Or, we can SHAPE your baskets before they ship. If you do not indicate during checkout that you wish for us to SHAPE your baskets, they will arrive flattened. You can shape your basket by wetting the straw and shaping the basket with your hands, then allowing it to dry.
Small: 10″D x 10″H
Medium: 12″D x 12″H
Large: 13″D x 13″HCrafted from: Milulu grass, natural dye
Made in: Tanzania
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Read moreVikapu Bomba embodies the vision of Catherine Shembilu to create sustainable income for talented rural Tanzanian women. For many women living in the lush southern highlands, life centers around subsistence farming, cooking, cleaning and caring for children. Women can weave baskets between their other duties, working daily to earn money to pay school fees, buy food, procure farming supplies and contribute to savings. When a woman has money of her own to use or share, she has greater influence over her life and future.
Milulu grass reeds can be harvested carefully from the marsh without removing the entire plant, dried in the sun, dyed with natural dyes, and split for weaving. The closeness to the earth of both maker and product gives these beautifully crafted baskets widespread appeal.
Sold singly. Because these baskets are woven by hand, each will vary slightly.
Dimensions: 4″L x 4″W x 4″H
Crafted from: Milulu grass, natural dye
Made in: Tanzania
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Read moreThese simple yet durable square baskets are hand woven from tough milulu grass by women in rural Tanzania. Available in three sizes, they are useful in every room of the home.
Sold singly, three sizes available. Because this is a handcrafted item, each will vary.
NOTE: We ship Iringa baskets in two ways. We can fit more FLATTENED Iringa baskets into a box, saving you on shipping costs. Or, we can SHAPE your baskets before they ship. If you do not indicate during checkout that you wish for us to SHAPE your baskets, they will arrive flattened. You can shape your basket by wetting the straw and shaping the basket with your hands, then allowing it to dry.
Dimensions:
Small: 8″L x 8″W x 8″H
Medium: 10″L x 10″W x 10″H
Large: 12″L x 12″W x 12″H
Please expect up to a 2″ size variance (this allows baskets of the same general size to be nested together when shipping from Tanzania).Crafted from: Milulu grass, natural dye
Made in: Tanzania
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Read moreThese simple yet durable baskets are hand woven by women in rural Tanzania. Available in two sizes, they are useful in every room of the home.
NOTE: We ship Iringa baskets in two ways. We can fit more FLATTENED Iringa baskets into a box, saving you on shipping costs. Or, we can SHAPE your baskets before they ship. If you do not indicate during checkout that you wish for us to SHAPE your baskets, they will arrive flattened. You can shape your basket by wetting the straw and shaping the basket with your hands, then allowing it to dry.
Dimensions:
Small: 10″H x 10″D
Medium: 12″H x 12″D
Large: 13″H x 13″DCrafted from: Milulu grass, natural dye
Made in: Tanzania
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Read moreThese simple yet durable baskets are hand woven by women in rural Tanzania. Available in two sizes, they are useful in every room of the home.
NOTE: We ship Iringa baskets in two ways. We can fit more FLATTENED Iringa baskets into a box, saving you on shipping costs. Or, we can SHAPE your baskets before they ship. If you do not indicate during checkout that you wish for us to SHAPE your baskets, they will arrive flattened. You can shape your basket by wetting the straw and shaping the basket with your hands, then allowing it to dry.
Dimensions:
Small: 10″H x 10″D
Medium: 12″H x 12″D
Large: 13″H x 13″DCrafted from: Milulu grass, natural dye
Made in: Tanzania
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Read moreVikapu Bomba embodies the vision of Catherine Shembilu to create sustainable income for talented rural Tanzanian women. For many women living in the lush southern highlands, life centers around subsistence farming, cooking, cleaning and caring for children. Women can weave baskets between their other duties, working daily to earn money to pay school fees, buy food, procure farming supplies and contribute to savings. When a woman has money of her own to use or share, she has greater influence over her life and future.
Milulu grass reeds can be harvested carefully from the marsh without removing the entire plant, dried in the sun, dyed with natural dyes, and split for weaving. The closeness to the earth of both maker and product gives these beautifully crafted baskets widespread appeal.
Sold singly, available in three sizes. Because these baskets are woven by hand, each will vary slightly.
Dimensions:
Small: 10″D x 10″H
Medium: 12″D x 12″H
Large: 13″D x 13″HCrafted from: Milulu grass, natural dye
Made in: Tanzania
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Read moreVikapu Bomba embodies the vision of Catherine Shembilu to create sustainable income for talented rural Tanzanian women. For many women living in the lush southern highlands, life centers around subsistence farming, cooking, cleaning and caring for children. Women can weave baskets between their other duties, working daily to earn money to pay school fees, buy food, procure farming supplies and contribute to savings. When a woman has money of her own to use or share, she has greater influence over her life and future.
Milulu grass reeds can be harvested carefully from the marsh without removing the entire plant, dried in the sun, dyed with natural dyes, and split for weaving. The closeness to the earth of both maker and product gives these beautifully crafted baskets widespread appeal.
Sold singly, available in three sizes. Because these baskets are woven by hand, each will vary slightly.
Dimensions:
Small: 10″D x 10″H
Medium: 12″D x 12″H
Large: 13″D x 13″HCrafted from: Milulu grass, natural dye
Made in: Tanzania