Set of 3 Oval Nesting Boxes-1
Three oval boxes that tuck one inside the next: this set of beaded wire nesting boxes is as useful as it is pretty.
Handmade in Kenya from coiled craft wire and glass beads, the set includes three graduated oval boxes with lids. Each set is beaded by hand, so the patterns and colors are unique to it. Every set is handmade and fairly traded.
Use them for jewelry and keepsakes on a dresser, or display the nested trio as a colorful accent.
You will receive a set of three oval nesting boxes very similar to the ones pictured. Wipe clean with a soft, dry cloth.
Product Size: Largest in Set: Approximately 5.5 Inches Wide x 2 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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