White quartz stone pear 10 cm high with screw in brass stem 6 cm (16 cm total height)
27.6 cm around 'hips'
White quartz stone pear 14.5 cm high with screw in brass stem 6.5cm (20.5 cm total height)
34 cm around 'hips'
Hand woven by women from the Wolof ethnic background in the Theiss district in Senegal, this basket took several days to complete.
For generations, these baskets have been crafted by binding Njorax, a thick grass that grows on the edges of the wetlands with strips of palm fronds. Today the palm has been replaced by thin strips of coloured plastic, recycled from prayer mats.
The baskets with leather trimming (like this) are finished by artisans in Dakar.
42 cm wooden bowl carved in India, waxed & polished.
Great decorative bowl for fruit or bread.