Biography Basket
Biography Basket
24" x 18.5" x 7"
The extraordinary biography basket tells the story of the masterful women weavers of Eswatini.
As the women work, they braid three strands together, as their mothers and grandmothers have done before them. As they work they sing, in meditation, with joy, some sing in thanks to their ancestors as to have work they must have been blessed by them.
As we follow the creation of a basket from it’s grass roots to it’s completion the story of a life is woven into it’s fibres. The basket tells a story, hour by hour, day by day they transcribe the women’s daily lives that resonate in beautiful harmony with nature. It is a story rich in Eswatini tradition and cultural beliefs that has been infused with modern attitudes and western religion to create a fusion of cultures, a unique way of life.
“I am because we are”
Please note that many of our handmade items are one of a kind, perfectly imperfect, vintage and have indigenous decorative repair work which we believe adds to the intrinsic value and beauty of the items. No two items are exactly the same.
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