Swazi Sisal Titja Basket #128 Pink The Ndebele Bride Doll is

The Ndebele Bride Doll is in  traditional dress wrapped in beaded blanket

Handcrafted batik created by applying wax with a carved stamp to a solid color base cloth

While the collection is known as the Benin Bronzes

The round bottom neck was made with two display holes

The integrity of these intricate folds is maintained by securing them through methods like clamping

Swazi Sisal Titja Basket #128 Pink The Ndebele Bride Doll isThis basket was hand woven in a Swaziland development program which has trained over 600 women. Working from home in rural areas, the women often are supporting 8 12 children. Woven of sisal, a pervasive native plant found throughout Swaziland. A 7 inch basket requires about 15 hours to prepare and spin the fiber and another 15 hours for the actual weaving. As the basket becomes larger with each row the time spent weaving exponentially increases. 9.