Silver and Black Delta Tabletop Basket
Silver and Black Delta Tabletop Basket
These durable table baskets, handwoven in rural Senegal using cattail stalks and strips of repurposed plastic, feature a unique triangle quadrant design. Beautiful displayed on a table or hung up on a wall!
Woven by experienced Wolof weavers, the baskets are sturdy and can last for decades. Size: 14"D.
Due to the handcrafted nature of this item, slight variation may occur.
Since 2008, Swahili African Modern has worked with a group of talented Wolof weavers in remote Senegal to design hampers and baskets woven from the salvaged plastic strips and cattail stalks. First introduced by the Peace Corps, our partnership with more than 120 Wolof women shows that cooperative, home-based craft export is an excellent way for rural women to earn fair trade incomes that build healthy communities.
Among the Wolof, basket weaving is traditionally a women’s craft. Often the men from families in rural Senegalese villages work in major cities or abroad, and send money back to their families. The women supplement that income by weaving baskets. Often their children are nearby as they weave, Wolof girls beginning to learn the skill from their mothers and aunts at a young age. Wolof women take pride in their craftsmanship and ability to help provide for their families using this traditional skill.