Grey Slate Check Lidded Laundry Basket
Bring a little joy to laundry day with a handwoven YULE laundry basket, made from doum palm leaf. This collection comes in three sizes, with chic grey slate stripes against a natural base.
These fabulous laundry baskets have travelled across the shores of the Jade Sea and the deserts of North Western Kenya – along a transparent and ethical supply chain – to our HQ in the Cotswolds. To make one of these baskets yours is to support the livelihoods of the weavers who produced them, supporting the growth of the developing Turkana economy.
Turkana is Kenya?s largest county and known for making up part of the famous ?Cradle of Mankind?, where some of the earliest evidence of human evolution has been found. This is also a part of Africa infamous for severe drought, which the Turkana have suffered from since the eighties.
In 1992, a Catholic charity initiated a basketry project in Turkana, to help start to integrate this marginalized corner of Kenya with the wider Kenyan economy. ?Today, 300 women from six local villages weave baskets here as a means of income, mostly taught the craft by their own mothers and grandmothers. ?
Material:? DOUM PALM LEAF
Dimensions:
S: DIA: 40-44cm | H:?40-44cm
M: DIA:?45-49cm?| H:?45-49cm
L: DIA: 50-55cm | H: 50-55cm
Please note, as this is a handmade product, dimensions & colour may vary from those shown in the photographs.
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FAIR TRADE & HANDMADE IN KENYA?
THE LAUNDRY BASKETS.
Bring a splash of colour to laundry days with one of our beautiful, hand woven laundry baskets – all handmade in Kenya. Choose from our colour block sisal baskets with leather carry handles or opt for a sturdy, lidded laundry basket woven from doum palm leaf. Each laundry hamper takes up to six days to weave by hand, and all can be repurposed around the home as log baskets or toy storage, for example. Our sisal laundry baskets are a particularly good size for blankets and throws, slippers and gloves and hats, whilst our lidded doum palm baskets come in three handy sizes, plus a smaller basket in round and oval shapes. Our range of ethically produced laundry baskets offer something practical and beautiful for every household – even the largest family!
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