Beer Basket - Ukhamba - HE
£36.00
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Beer Basket-Ukhamba-NE
£46.00
Beer Basket - Ukhamba- VOE
£65.00
L464
£3.00
Silver Stitch markers
£7.50
L346
£4.95
Traditionally these baskets are used to store the home brew beer made by the Zulus. They are woven in such a way that when the weave gets wet it expands and becomes watertight.Decorative beer baskets were made for special events and purposes e.g. Marriage, Harvest, Fertility and Birth Celebrations and as gifts for family or special friends.Lobola - Bridal PriceThis is paid in cows to the Bride's father. It is rude to ask for this so the Beer Basket indicated the number of cows to be paid. This price was determined by the importance of the Bride's family and that of the Bride's standing in the family.The different patterns all have a meaning in Zulu culture and each basket has a small information tag detailing this and showing the name of the weaver.Pattern Indicators - Diamonds - Signify femininity(daughters or female calves)Triangles - Masculinity ( Sons or Bull calves are a very important part of Zulu culture as they are a measure of wealth)Zig-Zags Regiments of War. This depicts the silhouette of the battle shields in formationThe name Isichumo refers to the jug shape of this basket which has a lid fitting over the neck of the basket. For comparison, Beer Baskets (Ukhambas) have a hole left in the top and a lid that fits inside.Please note that all our prices include postage UK mainland only - for overseas please e-mail with your full address and we will advise postage price.
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