Tonga Basket Collection - No 11 Picture courtship begins when a suitor

courtship begins when a suitor places a doll outside a young woman's hut

and the warmth of White Sandalwood

Opening Diameter 55 cm

NOTE:  This is for the Frame set only

Tonga Basket Collection - No 11 Picture courtship begins when a suitorA Tonga basket collection, handwoven 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