African Zulu Ukhamba Beer Basket

African Zulu Ukhamba Beer Basket
$69-00

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African Zulu Ukhamba Beer Basket

Size: 23 cm tall x 26 cm wide

A traditional Zulu beer basket crafted out of Ilala Palm and woven with traditional Zulu patterns. The Zulu beer basket is a rigid bulb-shaped container rendered watertight by the tightness of the coil-weave. The Zulu beer basket is traditionally used to serve sorghum beer during traditional ceremonies

Every basket is made by hand, using indigenous raw materials. The fronds of the Ilala Palm (Hyphaene Coriacea) are commonly used to weave the fine, watertight baskets, and dyes of vegetable origin (i.e. Roots, berries, bark, leaves) to colour the palm. It can take up to one month to produce a medium-sized basket that will be unique in size, shape and pattern.

These Zulu beer baskets are known as Ukhamba beer baskets and these have become sort after collector items