Swazi Sisal Titja Basket #146 Purple Woven of sisal

Woven of sisal

The round bottom neck was made with two display holes

48 beads per strand

but each was still sculpted by hand

Swazi Sisal Titja Basket #146 Purple Woven of sisalThis 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. 9.