Name: Uganda Mini Hand Woven Raffia Natural Trinket Box
Brand: Bukedo Raffia
SKU: BKRFA0015
Price: 45.0 USD
Availability: InStock

Bukedo Raffia

Uganda Mini Hand Woven Raffia Natural Trinket Box

$45.00

Bukedo Raffia

Uganda Mini Hand Woven Raffia Natural Trinket Box

$45.00

Description

* Mini trinket basket box with lid

* Add to your vanity to hold jewelry

* Checker pattern

* Black, brown and natural colors

* 5" diameter, 4" height

* Handwoven from banana stalks and colored raffia fibers

* Sustainably sourced

* Made in Uganda

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In Uganda, weavers make beautiful baskets using color dyed raffia palm leaves around a coil of bukedo. Bukedo is the local Ugandan term for banana leaf stalks. Banana leaf stalks are pulled apart into thin long strips, dried, bundled into coils and wrapped with raffia palm. During the weaving process, weavers must skillfully add bukedo as they weave to keep the coil shape and size consistent. Women learn weaving techniques from their mothers, grandmothers and aunts and pass them to next generation. All materials are locally sourced and renewable, making the baskets sustainable. Our baskets are sourced from a women's cooperative in Kampala, Uganda.