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These colourful sisal baskets are literally one-of-a-kind and produced by a highly talented weavers working within a women’s cooperative in the country’s Coastal Region, to her own design. 

The meticulous art of basket weaving is passed along the female line in rural Kenya, and these most creative weavers work to their own original patterns and designs, selecting their own dyes and colourways and enjoying full artistic expression in their work. Sisal grass is hand stripped using wooden tools and the use of weavers’ feet, and then the fibres are hand rolled on the thighs to create a string-like material which is then woven using a traditional twining method. All sisal grass is hand-dyed in large vats of boiling water. 

This truly unique woven basket can be used as a stunning planter or flower pot for your indoor succulents and cacti, or it would make a stylish desk tidy if your work space craves a splash of colour. Pop your basket on the dressing table for keeping makeup and brushes in one place, or use yours in the bathroom for storing toiletries. 

Subsistence farming is the mainstay of these weavers’ livelihoods, but with crops suffering in the dry season – and the dry seasons becoming longer and more frequent -  basket weaving is a vital, income-generating craft for these women. By bringing home one of these baskets you play your own part in empowering women to financially support themselves and their families through the dry seasons. 

Material:  SISAL

Dimensions: Small approx. 16cm dia x 20cm H 

Note: as this is a handmade product they may differ in sizes slightly