Sisal Coil Weave Bowl-6
Fine, tight, and quietly striking, this Rwanda sisal bowl carries the patience of the coil weave in every row.
Handwoven in Rwanda from coils of native grass wrapped in dyed sisal fiber, a tradition tied to the country's peace baskets, each bowl is worked in a bold geometric pattern. Traditionally used for winnowing grain, these shallow bowls are just as at home on a wall. Every bowl is handmade and fairly traded, and each is one of a kind.
Hang it as woven wall decor, group several sizes for a gallery wall, or set it out as a shallow decorative bowl.
You will receive one bowl very similar to the one pictured. Dust gently; keep out of prolonged damp.
Product Size: Approximately 11.5-12.5 Inches Wide x 2.5-3.5 Inches Deep
Material: Grass, Sisal
Weaving Details
Natural materials for these baskets have been hand gathered or cultivated by the weavers. The inside of the coils consists of native grasses. Sisal fiber is then finely stitched on the outside of the coil. The Sisal plant, a species of Agave and close relative of the Yucca plant of the American Southwest, grows wild throughout Rwanda. Up to 1,000 fibers are stripped out of the sword-shaped leaves by pushing the leaf between a metal can and piece of wood to remove the pulp. The fine fibers that remain are then spun into long threads, and hand-woven using traditional patterns interpreted in modern colors.
Weaving baskets in Rwanda
In Rwanda, “the land of a thousand hills”, weavers from many tribes, including the recently warring Hutus and Tutsis, create sisal bowl baskets as symbols of peace, reconciliation, self- reliance and hope.
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