Set of 2 Nesting Boxes-1
Two lidded boxes, one bright set: these beaded wire nesting boxes stack neatly and store in style.
Handmade in Kenya from coiled craft wire and glass beads, each set includes two lidded boxes that nest inside one another. The beadwork is done by hand, so every set has its own pattern and coloring. Each set is handmade and fairly traded.
Use them for jewelry, trinkets, and small keepsakes, or set them out as a colorful pair of decorative boxes.
You will receive a set of two nesting boxes very similar to the ones pictured. Wipe clean with a soft, dry cloth.
Product Size: Largest in Set: Approximately 4 Inches Wide x 5.25 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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