Vintage Tutsi Basket - Rwanda - with Cowrie shells - 106.8 casting line holiday spirit to your display

holiday spirit to your display

More than just storage

D16 cm 40cm Inc Plant

Size: 43cmD x 9cmDeep

Vintage Tutsi Basket - Rwanda - with Cowrie shells - 106.8 casting line holiday spirit to your displayA vintage Tutsi basket, hand woven by the Tutsi people of Rwanda and finished with natural cowrie shells. More than just storage, these are functional works of art, each one carrying the character, slight imperfections and rich patina that only age can bring. Traditionally hand coiled from locally sourced sisal, raffia and sweetgrass, dyed with organic pigments to achieve their earthy, muted tones, with cowrie shells worked into the design. The