Telephone Wire Baskets

The origins of telephone wire is traced to Zulu night watchmen in urban areas who - to banish loneliness and boredom on night shifts took to weaving colored wire around their traditional sticks. Soon this technique was adapted to making - izimbenge- beer pot covers - the wire plates we have today. Today this craft has developed hugely in creativity and diversity of uses
The fine, even texture and colors of telephone wire are used in these baskets to produce an intricate, swirling design. The techniques and aesthetic of traditional grass basket-weaving have been beautifully adapted by contemporary Zulu artisans to this readly available scrap

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