Krobo Bead #89 batik This basket was hand woven

This basket was hand woven in a Swaziland development program which has trained over 600 women

Approximately 40 1/2" x 66"

is from the Umtara province of Rwanda

Traditionally the lidded baskets are used to store liquids (usually millet beer) and the bowl shaped baskets are used to gather and carry grain

Krobo Bead #89 batik This basket was hand wovenRecycled out of cast off bottles and windshield glass in Krobo Odumase, Ghana. These beautiful beads are individually cast in clay molds and fired in a wood burning kiln. After the beads have been removed from the mold and cooled, they are hand decorated and refired. The entire process can take up to four days for a complex pattern with multiple colors and designs. These beads have a long history in the region where they are worn for special