Square Bowl
A crisp square is an unusual shape for Zulu wire work, which makes this bowl stand out. Handwoven in South Africa from bright plastic-coated telephone wire, it brings clean lines and bold color to a shelf or table.
What makes it special:
• Distinctive square shape in the Zulu wire tradition.
• Handwoven telephone wire, sometimes with copper accents.
• A decorative bowl and a handy catchall for keys or jewelry.
It is a small conversation piece that pulls a room together. You will receive one handwoven wire square bowl similar to the one shown.
Product Size: Approximately 6.25 inches Across x 2.5 inches Deep
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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