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African Basketry - Zulu Baskets
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Zulu Basketry
South Africa
Basket Made by Phumelele Mhcongo
Zulu baskets were an integral part of Zulu tradition and custom. Decorative beer baskets were made for special events and purposes such as marriages, harvest, fertility, birth and as gifts to family or special friends. They were bound and stitched by hand "water tight" from grass and Ilala palm leafs (Hyphaene Coriacea). The natural color of the palm is beige. Other colors were came from natural dyes such as bark, berries, leaves, clay, roots, dung and combinations.
A HUGE Zulu Basket by May Zulu - This example is so large it is offered with a stand. It can take up to one month to produce a medium sized basket. This example took over two months to make.
Master Weaver Beauty Ngxongo
Another HUGE Zulu Basket (by Phethelephi Mhlungu), construed to hang on the wall.
Zulu basketry nearly died out with the introduction of enamel, tin and plastic utensils.
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Ukhamba: A rigid
bulb-shaped container rendered watertight by the tightness of the
coil-weave, and the material used (Ilala Palm). Generally used to
serve sorghum beer on ceremonial occasions.
Iqoma: A
bowl-like basket with deeper and inward curving sides, also used for
carrying grain. Many have a concave base, which comfortably sits
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Shangaan Wedding Basket
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The Shangaan exchanged beaded baskets at weddings. This example has a very old applied leather base.
The base was called Xithabana.
Another
Sometime one family would make the lid and the other family the base, as gifts for the bride and groom. The lid is called Xitewana. Examples like these have become nearly impossible to obtain.
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Mbunda Basket - Barotse Plane
This is a tiny personal basket or container called katumbwa, used to store magic hunting potions by the Lucahazi, Mbunda and Luvale peoples living in Western Zambia, in and around the Barotse Plane. These are made from mukenge root, carved into cord and soaked for a month or more before weaving. Using hard wooden root ensures a longer life for articles made. We know that there are those who will disagree that these are Lozi or Barotse, but best close your ears.
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