Swazi Sisal Titja Basket #148 Rust Recycled out of cast off

Recycled out of cast off bottles and windshield glass in Krobo Odumase

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

applying a carved wax tool to create complex

transition

48 beads per strand

Swazi Sisal Titja Basket #148 Rust Recycled out of cast offThis 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"