ZULU BASKET 10" (UKHAMBA BEER BASKET) SOUTH AFRICA - SIGNED: BETTY DLAMINI

Description

UP  FOR  SALE  IS  A  LOVELY  ZULU  BASKET  FROM  KWA-ZULU  SOUTH  AFRICA;
A  UKHAMBA  BASKET  FOR  LIQUIDS,  MOST  COMMONLY  USED  AS  A  BEER  BASKET.
THE  ZULU  PEOPLE  BREWED  THEIR  OWN  BEER...  THESE  BASKETS  WERE  ALSO
USED  DAILY  FOR  WATER.
THIS  BASKET  AND  LID  WERE  HAND  WOVEN  BY:  BETTY  DLAMINI...  THE  TAG
IS  SIGNED !!  THE  ZULU  WOMEN  ARE  RENOWNED  FOR  THEIR  ARTISTRY  AND
CRAFTSMANSHIP.  THIS  ZULU  BASKET  IS  BULB  SHAPED  WITH  A  DIAMOND
PATTERN  IN  A  NATURAL  COLOR  BACKGROUND  AND  DIAMONDS  COLORED  IN
CORAL  AND  PALE  PURPLE.  MOST  BASKETS  TAKE  A  MONTH  TO  WEAVE.
APPROXIMATE  DIMENSIONS :   10" H  &  8" W
BASKET  IS  NEAR  MINT...  EXCELLENT  PRE-OWNED  CONDITION.
SEE  ALL  PHOTOS  AS  THEY  ARE  A  MAJOR  PART  OF  THE  DESCRIPTION.
SHIPPING  COSTS  APPLY  ONLY  TO  THE  LOWER  48  STATES;  OTHER  LOCATIONS
NEED  TO  INQUIRE.