Tonga Baskets - Colour Brown (XS30.46) Action and after several years working

and after several years working in commercial photography returned his focus to his fine art roots

Size:-  47cmL x 24cmH

The feathers come from the type of birds widespread in the region and the most symbolic ones in the context of these cultures

this piece carries a profound sense of history and spirituality

Tonga Baskets - Colour Brown (XS30.46) Action and after several years workingA handwoven Tonga winnowing basket from Zimbabwe These solid edged baskets are the pinnacle of the basket makers art in Zimbabwe. Each begins as a woven square and is worked into an almost perfect circle a form still used to winnow grain today. Theyre affectionately known as grandmother baskets, as fewer younger weavers are learning the craft. This colourful range carries a lovely sustainability story too: the weavers work strands of discarded plastic