KAGUA: Green Check Woven Storage Basket

The craftswomen who produce these KAGUA woven baskets all learned to weave local sisal fibres from a young age and practise this traditional craft within a small weaving group in rural Kenya. We visit and spend time with this group as often as we can, and have built a strong bond with the craftswomen and their chairlady, Madam Dorcas over the years. Before we started trading with this group, the weavers would undertake the long journey to Nairobi to sell their woven baskets at city markets. Today, these women can earn a living safely and more efficiently from home, working to complete large and regular orders from The Basket Room during quiet moments between childcare, domestic work and farming. 

 Most of these weavers are from farming communities who rely on farming – and therefore, steady rainfall - to feed, support and clothe their families. So when farming slows down, weaving work picks up. Purchasing one of our woven baskets helps us in our mission to empower African craftswomen to support themselves and their families more sustainably, and preserve this age-old craft.

Material: SISAL & BRANDED LEATHER TAB

If you need a specific size please let us know prior to placing your order.
Please note, as this is a handmade product, dimensions & colour may vary from those shown in the photographs.

HANDMADE IN KENYA  

• Delivery time: < 1 week
• We aim to dispatch all orders within 1 working day. Please note orders to N.Ireland & Highlands will take 2-3 days from dispatch.
• Returns: customers have 30 days to return from date of ordering. Please get in touch with returns@theroost.com if you'd like to start the process for this item. Sadly, the original shipping cost is non-refundable and return costs are the customers responsibility.