{"product_id":"inuka-small-green-orange-and-grey-wool-basket","title":"INUKA: Small Green, Orange and Grey Wool Basket","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eINUKA is a beautiful, one-off handwoven basket boasting bands of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003egreen, orange and grey\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Hand woven by women within a small weaving cooperative in rural Eastern Kenya, these colourful baskets are woven using traditional methods and geometric designs. These storage baskets make fabulous planters as well as fun storage for nursery toys, knitting, craft activities and winter accessories – their uses are endless! \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese African woven baskets are known traditionally as Kiondos (kee-yon\/-doh) and were woven by mothers as wedding gifts for their daughters. Not long ago Kiondo weaving was a dying art in Kenya, though today it is seeing a renaissance thanks to the handful of small weaving groups still practising this age-old craft.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNo two baskets from this collection are the same. The weavers source their yarns by travelling to local ‘gikombas’ (second-hand clothes markets) to purchase colourful woollen jumpers.  These are then washed and unravelled into separate balls of wool. The women who weave these small baskets have an exceptional eye for colour and pattern, producing each basket to their own design and choice of colours. Baskets take up to four days to complete, and weaving is often done around farm work, household chores, social engagements and childcare. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTo purchase one of our wool and sisal baskets is to support the revival of kiondo weaving, and in doing so you help us to support the weavers in the provision of a sustainable income. Basket weaving has become a sustainable source of additional income for the weavers, whose main earnings come from farming – a line of work increasingly vulnerable to drought. Each colourful basket comes with some information about the weaving cooperative that produced it, and you can meet these weavers \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.thebasketroom.com\/pages\/kenyan-basket-weavers-nifty-knits\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHERE.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e  SISAL \u0026amp; RECYCLED YARN (NATURAL \u0026amp; SYNTHETIC)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: 25\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecm Dia x 30\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecm H \/ 9.5\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Dia x 12\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eH\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlease note, as all of our baskets are handmade, the dimensions and colour may vary from those shown in the photographs, adding to their charm.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHANDMADE IN KENYA\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Basket Room ","offers":[{"title":"Green \/ S","offer_id":60306984698240,"sku":"WB-S-1468","price":55.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0671\/4575\/files\/IMG_1180.jpg?v=1793707232","url":"https:\/\/www.thebasketroom.com\/de\/products\/inuka-small-green-orange-and-grey-wool-basket","provider":"The Basket Room ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}