Makaa

£59.00

Introduce grey, neutral tones and texture to the home with our stylish MAKAA woven baskets, produced in three handy sizes and hand woven in Kenya. The smaller of these storage baskets make wonderful planters and flower pots, whilst the larger sizes become stylish storage baskets for toys, jewellery, stationery, fruit and veg, and bathroom products.

Material:  SISAL & BRANDED LEATHER TAB

Dimensions (approx):

S: 12.5-13.5cm DIA x 12.5-13.5cm H
M: 18-22cm DIA x 18-22cm H
L: 27.5-32.5cm DIA x 27.5-32.5cm H
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Description

Description

The Basket Room is proud to work with weaving cooperatives in several rural corners of Africa, and the talented craftswomen in this particular women’s weaving group are extremely accomplished in producing these repeat design baskets, using their tape measures to produce five set sizes.  The women behind our baskets have woven from a young age: this meticulous, age-old craft is passed along the female line, from grandmothers to mothers to daughters. Sisal grass is sourced ready-rolled when orders come in and is hand-dyed using natural charcoal in large vats before a traditional twining method is used to produce each basket. Where once these women used to have to travel to Nairobi to sell their woven baskets, today The Basket Room places regular and fairly-paid orders with this most adept group, and completed baskets are stored in purpose-built mud huts.

Championing all the values of fair trade, working with cooperatives empowers women to support their families with a flexible income in the dry seasons, where subsistence farming becomes unsustainable. When you choose one of our woven baskets you actively support these weavers’ livelihoods, forging our commitment to fair trade. Each beautifully woven basket is supplied with a thank you card from the weaving cooperative.

Additional information

Additional information

Fine Weave Baskets

S, M, L

Shipping & Delivery

We ship anywhere in the UK (except Northern Ireland). All Kitchen Store shipping charges are £3.49 per order except where additional surcharges apply for extra heavy or outsize items. Some items are Click and Collect only due to excessively high shipping charges. Wine Store orders - we will deliver Free of Charge within Helensburgh and Rhu. We charge £15 for all other orders no matter the quantity of bottles. If you require any additional information please contact us - 01436 647 522 or hello@sugarboat.co.uk