Sky blue laundry basket, hand woven with Senegal lid. Fair Trade
Sky blue laundry basket, hand woven with Senegal lid. Fair Trade
Wauwh... They catch your eye right away with the prettiest sky-blue color. Beautifully woven, Fair Trade and from Senegal.
Large: 58 cm high without lid, 75 cm with lid and 45 cm in diameter
Medium: 46 cm high without lid, 66 cm with lid and 35 cm in diameter
Small: 35 cm high without lid, 50 cm with lid and 25 cm in diameter
All baskets are handmade and may therefore vary slightly in size, color and pattern.
The traditional baskets are woven with a colored plastic thread and thereby the beautiful pattern that characterizes Senegal baskets appears. The plastic thread is made from recycled plastic.
The organic baskets are woven with straw and threads made from the leaves of the Bismarck palm, which are split up so they can be used to weave with.
Our baskets are made by a group of women from the Theis Region, approximately 122 km north of Dakar, Senegal. These women work hard to provide for their families. They spend their time either producing our products or cultivating their fields. Most of the women's villages still lack electricity and water, meaning they have to walk more than 5 kilometers to charge their phones and fetch water using donkeys or horses. Basket weaving has long been an additional source of income in addition to their work in the fields.