MBILI: Two Tone Woven Storage Basket

The women who create these two-tone natural baskets have woven from a young age: this meticulous, income-generating craft is traditionally passed down along the female line in Kenya. These craftswomen weave within a small but expanding cooperative led by the inspirational Madam Dorcas as Chairlady. Where once these weavers would travel regularly to Nairobi to sell their woven baskets, The Basket Room now provides them with regular and fairly-paid orders, and these completed baskets are then stored in purpose-built mud huts.

Each natural woven basket is supplied with some information about the weaving cooperative that made it, and you can meet these weavers right HERE. Production takes place primarily during the dry seasons, since the majority of weavers are from farming families who rely largely on subsistence farming and rainfall. To buy one of our woven baskets is to become part of our story: a tale of empowerment and dignity.

Material: SISAL & BRANDED LEATHER TAB

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.