Tonga Basket Art avoid using cold water especially

avoid using cold water especially on younger plants as this may shock them

Specifications & Installation:

Dimensions: H45cm X W35cm

which are round flat disk-like wooden masks that have abstract patterns and geometric motifs with horizontal lines that are painted in earthly colours

Made to last for generations to come

Tonga Basket Art avoid using cold water especiallyThese 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, they're sometimes called "grandmother baskets", as fewer younger