Medium Batonga Plateau Winnowing Basket from Zambia
Yolk Design Store

Medium Batonga Plateau Winnowing Basket from Zambia

$50.00 USD

Origin: Zambia

Size: 20-21"D x 4"T

Materials: Palm leaves, twigs, recycled plastic

In the Pemba and Monze districts of Zambia's Southern Plateau, skilled Batonga women craft iconic baskets from locally harvested palm leaves and wild twigs. The weavers artfully elevate single-use plastic bags that would otherwise be discarded to add colorful assorted graphic motifs to their baskets.

Sold singly in assorted patterns. Because this is a handcrafted item, each will vary slightly.

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