Tonga Basket Collection - No 7 Prostitutes hand-painted with a cobalt-blue fynbos

hand-painted with a cobalt-blue fynbos design

finely decorated

Sizes:  17cmH x 5cmW

They are cherished for their believed potent charms that enhance fertility

The set blends seamlessly with both modern and traditional interiors

Tonga Basket Collection - No 7 Prostitutes hand-painted with a cobalt-blue fynbosA Tonga basket collection, handwoven in Ilala palm These solid edged baskets are the pinnacle of the Tonga (Bathonga) basket maker's art in Zimbabwe and Southern Zambia. Woven from Ilala palm leaf, each starts as a square and is coiled into an almost perfect circle. The fine edging is known as snake's belly for its serpent scale pattern, and the soft natural tones come from dyes made with tree bark. Traditionally used to winnow grain, today they make