Tonga Basket Collection - No 14 Domestic giving each pot its own

giving each pot its own character

These tables are cherished for their cultural and artistic value

Handcrafted Excellence: Made from sustainable elm wood

5cm Diameter x 61cm Height

Dimensions 12cmD x 8cmH

Tonga Basket Collection - No 14 Domestic giving each pot its ownA Tonga basket collection, handwoven in Ilala palm These solid edged baskets are the pinnacle of the Tonga (Bathonga) basket maker's art in Zimbabwe and Southern Zambia. Woven from Ilala palm leaf, each starts as a square and is coiled into an almost perfect circle. The fine edging is known as snake's belly for its serpent scale pattern, and the soft natural tones come from dyes made with tree bark. Traditionally used to winnow grain, today they make