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as fewer younger weavers are learning the craft
155cm tall
Easy to build with a nice wide open vase of 18cm diameter
the basket you receive will be similar but unique
Tonga Basket Natural (68-01) Retirement Gift as fewer younger weavers areA handwoven natural Tonga basket 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