Fair Trade Zulu Ilala Palm Ukhamba Bowl, 10-12″ Across, #65097

Description

You will receive a bowl nearly identical to this one pictured, but please keep in mind every one is uniquely handwoven and differs slightly in design. Weavers in rural South Africa use strips of naturally waxy palm fronds wrapped around coils of wild grasses to create these stunning bowls. Designs carry cultural significance, and sources as diverse as mud and flower petals comprise the natural dyes, many very rare due to difficulty in obtaining enough of the dying materials, and others only available certain times of year when specific flowers bloom or plants are harvested. Collecting these bowls in Zululand, South Africa, is challenging, covering hundreds of miles over dirt roads, going village to village and hut to hut for pieces from each individual weaver.

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