Beaded Wire Bowl
The Kenyan beaded wire bowl weaves coated wire and tiny glass beads into a shimmering, jewel-toned bowl. Small, bright, and finely detailed, it is a decorative bowl that catches the light.
What makes it special:
• Handwoven coated wire studded with glass beads.
• Kenyan beadwork craft in rich, saturated color.
• A jewelry catchall and shelf-top decorative bowl.
It makes a small, luminous conversation piece or a thoughtful gift. Offered in small and medium; you will receive one handwoven beaded bowl similar to the one shown.
Product Size: Approximately 5.5 inches across X 2 inches deep
Material: Glass Beads, Wire
Weaving Details
These basket weavers demonstrate amazing patience and concentration as they create each beaded wire basket. They string tiny colored glass beads on wire in meticulous fashion to create the patterns.
The only tool that the weavers use is a pair of pliers to manipulate and cut the wire. Most patterns are created from ideas the weavers have. Sometimes they will sketch an idea on paper and then try to reproduce it as a basket.
These baskets are traditionally given as gifts. For example, the bowls are given from mother to daughter at her wedding ceremony to symbolize the woman’s ability to care for husband and family.
The small lidded containers are given from grandmothers to granddaughters at the wedding. The baskets hold bracelets and earrings that mark her status as a newly married woman.
Beaded Wire Baskets in Kenya
The weavers come from both the Maasai and Kikiyu cultures and are located North of Nairobi, Kenya. Two dozen weavers have organized into this group to skillfully create these baskets.
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