Medium Beaded Bowl-1
Bright, beaded, and just the right size, this medium beaded wire bowl brings a jolt of color to any surface.
Handmade in Kenya from coiled craft wire and glass beads, each bowl is worked in a lively pattern that catches the light. Because every bowl is beaded by hand, no two are exactly alike. Each piece is handmade and fairly traded.
Set it by the door as a catchall for keys and coins, use it for jewelry on a dresser, or let it stand alone as a colorful accent.
You will receive one medium beaded bowl very similar to the one pictured. Wipe clean with a soft, dry cloth.
Product Size: Approximately 7.75 Inches Wide x 2.75 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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