Beautiful handwoven chubby baskets that can be used for knitting, magazines, laundry, wastepaper baskets, pot holders or simply as beautiful decoration.
Sizes: Large: 50 cm high - 55 cm wide Medium: 42 cm high - 45 cm wide Small: 28 cm high - 31 cm wide
NOTE: Please note that these baskets are made of elephant grass - and not seaweed. This means that they are moisture resistant and retain their shape.
Our baskets are made by women in the Thies region, approximately 122 km north of Dakar, Senegal. These women work tirelessly to support their families – either by weaving baskets or cultivating their fields. Most villages have no electricity or running water, so the women have to walk up to 5 kilometers to charge their phones and fetch water, often with the help of donkeys or horses. Weaving has been an essential source of income in addition to agriculture for generations.
