20" BaTonga Binga Basket from Zimbabwe - Swahili African Modern Color:Natural Rim Crafted over wooden frames

Crafted over wooden frames

but the fibers relax as the blankets are lived in and loved in

geometric design that is complex and mesmerizing

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20" BaTonga Binga Basket from Zimbabwe - Swahili African Modern Color:Natural Rim Crafted over wooden frames20" BaTonga Binga Basket from Zimbabwe Swahili African Modern In the Binga District of northern Zimbabwe, skilled BaTonga women craft iconic baskets from locally harvested palm leaves and wild twigs. The BaTonga people once farmed fertile land that was flooded by the damming of Lake Karibu, so weavers displaced across the lake demonstrate similar yet clearly distinctive styles. Each basket is an ample 20" in diameter, and can be used for tabletop