Traditional Zulu Baskets

-woven in South Africa out of ilala palm and wild grasses.

- are traditionally used to store home-brewed beer and liquids.

-naturally dyed using mud, leaves, ash, and plants.

-one-of-a-kind and each one tells a story through its pattern.

The Zulus are the largest tribe in Southern Africa.

Dotted on the rolling hills of KwaZulu women work at the art of basketry.

It can take up to a month to make a basket: as dye creation from natural ingredients,

the shape, size, pattern, and colour 

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