Large Beaded Bowl-4
Color and shine in a handmade bowl: this large beaded wire bowl is coiled from craft wire and studded with glass beads by Kenyan artisans.
Each bowl is shaped by hand from recycled and craft wire, then beaded in bright, jewel-like patterns. The beadwork catches the light and no two come out the same, so every piece is genuinely one of a kind. Each bowl is handmade and fairly traded, supporting the maker directly.
Use it as a catchall for keys and jewelry, a fruit bowl, or a decorative accent that adds a pop of color to a shelf or table.
You will receive one large beaded bowl very similar to the one pictured. Wipe clean with a soft, dry cloth.
Product Size: Approximately 10.5 Inches Wide x 3.5 Inches Tall
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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