HAZINA: Green & Yellow Duo Colour Block Woven Basket

Say ‘Jambo!’ to the HAZINA duo colour block baskets, boasting a rim of soft yellow over a base of sapling green. These handy, ethically-produced baskets come in three sizes, offering scope for all manner of home storage needs: pop one on your desk, on bedside tables and shelves; use yours in the bathroom, the kitchen, or your kitchen table, filled with fruit, bread, or dried flowers. These baskets also make excellent woven planters and stunning new home gifts. Basket weaving within a group enables women to support themselves and their families with a flexible second income in the dry seasons, where farming alone becomes unsustainable. Weaving takes place in quiet moments between childcare and domestic work, church and socialising. We have partnered with this rural Kenyan weaving group for several years now and we spend time with these women in person as often as we can. It is vital to us to constantly strengthen the connection between maker and buyer, sharing their stories and flying the flag for handmade crafts. These women are brilliant with colour, producing sisal in an array of shades through laborious hand dyeing, and their careful weaving work is equally impressive. All of these women have woven baskets from a young age – having been taught this traditional African craft by female elders in their families and communities. What was once a pastime is now an income stream for these rural women, and your purchases enable us to keep this precious craft alive. Material: SISAL & BRANDED LEATHER TAB Dimensions: Extra Small 15cm Dia x 10cm H / 6" Dia x 4" H Small 20cm Dia x 15cm H / 8" Dia x 6" H Medium 25cm DIA x 20cm H / 10" Dia x 8" H Please note, as this is a handmade product, dimensions & colour may vary from those shown in the photographs. HANDMADE IN KENYA