Vintage African Zulu Hand Woven Ukhamba Beer Basket large 12" tall Tribal Art

Description

Vintage African Zulu Hand Woven Ukhambra Basket "Beer Basket"  Tribal Art Coiled 12" tall x 26" diameter.
You will receive exact basket in picture. Woven by
Zodwo Khumala
in Kwazulu/Natal, South Africa
African baskets an excellent art value, and this basket should be considered investment art.
A traditional Zulu beer basket crafted out of Ilala Palm and woven with traditional Zulu patterns. Zulu basket pattern meaning The Zulu beer basket is a rigid bulb-shaped container rendered watertight by the tightness of the coil-weave. The Zulu beer basket is traditionally used to serve sorghum beer during traditional ceremonies Every basket is made by hand, using indigenous raw materials. The fronds of the Ilala Palm are commonly used to weave the fine, watertight baskets, and dyes of vegetable origin (i.e. Roots, berries, bark, leaves) to color the palm. It can take up to one month to produce a medium-sized basket that will be unique in size, shape and pattern.
Every Zulu basket is made by hand, using indigenous materials and the type of baskets vary from area to area, depending on the availability of raw materials and the use to which the basket is to be put.
A true collectors item.