Swazi Sisal Titja Basket #148 Rust and in touch with a

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Some pieces make as many as 5 trips to the dye bath before being rinsed

75" circumference

The journey of this patterned fabric begins with a solid-colored piece of cloth

12 mm x 10 mm

Swazi Sisal Titja Basket #148 Rust and in touch with aThis 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. 12"