Tonga Basket Natural (45-23) Adult Theme Its narrow base slips onto

Its narrow base slips onto a windowsill

This canoe has been sawn in half and wooden shelves have been embedded into the canoe sides to form a shelf unit overlooked by a sculptured figure head

young women “bhica” — wear traditional beadwork — for cultural events such as coming-of-age ceremonies

Dimensions 19cmD x 9cmH

The spathe shoots out 3 to 4 "sepals" which are brilliant orange along with purple-blue and white petals

Tonga Basket Natural (45-23) Adult Theme Its narrow base slips ontoA handwoven natural Tonga basket in Ilala palm These solid edged baskets are the pinnacle of the Tonga (Bathonga) basket maker's art in Zimbabwe and Southern Zambia. Woven from Ilala palm leaf, each starts as a square and is coiled into an almost perfect circle. The fine edging is known as snake's belly for its serpent scale pattern, and the soft natural tones come from dyes made with tree bark. Traditionally used to winnow grain, today they make