Zulu Ukhamba Basket #121 Black Vintage carved wooden bowl container

Vintage carved wooden bowl container with small leather tie from the Turkana tribe in Kenya

Approximately 42" x 66"

Recycled out of cast off bottles and windshield glass in Krobo Odumase

May be gently washed with a mild dish detergent to clean

These beautiful beads are individually cast in clay molds and fired in a wood burning kiln

Zulu Ukhamba Basket #121 Black Vintage carved wooden bowl containerThese handwoven baskets are woven by people from the Zulu tribe in the KwaZulu Natal region of South Africa. The fiber used is from the indigenous illala palm tree and the colors are natural dyes obtained from local roots, berries, bark and earth. Each basket is unique and can take up to a month to complete a medium sized basket. Traditionally the lidded baskets are used to store liquids (usually millet beer) and the bowl shaped baskets are used to