Swazi Sisal Titja Basket #140 Blue Dolls would be given to

Dolls would be given to a young bride on her wedding day usually made by her immediate family

camel leather and woven natural fiber straps

they were originally used for hunter's shirts and women's wraps

75" diameter

hunters and rulers with their entourages in impressive sculptural form

Swazi Sisal Titja Basket #140 Blue Dolls would be given toThis 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. 12"