Large Flared Bowl-8
Wide, open and sweeping, this large flared Zulu wire bowl opens like a bloom of color across a tabletop.
In KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Zulu weavers have carried the intricate designs of their natural-fiber baskets into a brilliant new medium: plastic-coated, lead-free telephone wire. The past and the future fuse together in every coil, turning a utilitarian material into vibrant, functional art. No two are woven quite alike.
The broad flared rim makes it a showpiece large decorative bowl, at home holding fruit and gourds or standing alone as a centerpiece. Each piece is handmade and fairly traded, so every purchase supports the maker and their craft.
You will receive one handwoven Zulu wire piece in an assorted, one-of-a-kind color pattern. To request specific colors, use the terms from our Zulu Wire Baskets Color Chart and we will fulfill your request subject to availability. Wash gently with warm, soapy water.
Product Size: Approximately 10.75 inches Across X 5 inches Tall
Material: Coated Wire
Weaving Details
Recycled wire is rarely used anymore because of its scarcity and the fact that using recycled wire produces a basket of lesser quality.
Due to the very high price of copper, which is used in telephone wire, weavers are now using an annealed steel core wire that looks just like telephone wire.
The wire we use is custom manufactured in special colors for the weavers using some recycled and all lead-free materials. The wire is manufactured in South Africa.
Weaving Zulu wire baskets in South Africa
Since wire baskets are woven by many men due to the difficult nature of weaving wire, they are able to stay home on their tribal lands instead of moving to cities to look for work. In the rural groups we work with, the family units are preserved so that the African basket weavers and their families can live more traditional lifestyles.
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