Telephone Wire Basket #01

$59.00 AUD

Material(s): Telephone Wire

Dimensions: 19cm in diameter / 6cm deep



Telephone wire baskets evolved from a traditional Zulu basket known as an mbenge. These shallow, bowl shaped baskets were - and are still - made from palm leaf, and used as lids to cover containers. With urbanisation, the availability of materials changed, and the skills used to make these baskets were adapted accordingly.

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