Zulu Telephone Wire Baskets

We recieived a new shipment and are busy adding Zulu wire baskets to the website. These beautiful baskets are woven from the rim down, using plastic coated electrical and telephone wires with the occasional bare metal wire woven in as a highlight. Our wire baskets are hand woven by members of the Zulu tribe in the KwaZulu-Natal region of South Africa. The weavers combine traditional skills with modern materials, resulting in durable and practical works of art.Artisans produce the baskets full time, providing much needed revenue to rural Zulu families, while enabling the weavers to remain in their hometowns rather than migrating in search of work. Although the baskets are often used just for display, they are rugged enough to withstand heavy use, and can easily be hand washed if needed.