Swazi Sisal Titja Basket #149 Vintage hand painted

hand painted

This fabric is a "double border print"

Hand stamped batik fabric created by applying wax with a carved stamp to a solid color base cloth

these baskets can only be made by the most experienced weavers

2 Yards=QTY 4

Swazi Sisal Titja Basket #149 Vintage hand paintedThis basket was hand woven in a Swaziland development program which has trained over 600 women. Working from home in rural areas, the women often are supporting 8 12 children. Woven of sisal, a pervasive native plant found throughout Swaziland. A 7 inch basket requires about 15 hours to prepare and spin the fiber and another 15 hours for the actual weaving. As the basket becomes larger with each row the time spent weaving exponentially increases. By