• LOGIN
  • REGISTER
  • SUBSCRIBE
  • 0Shopping Cart
Azizi LifeAzizi Life partners with rural Rwandans to bring fair trade beauty to your life and theirs.
  • Artisans
  • Products
    • Baskets
    • Bags & Purses
    • Home
    • Jewelry & Accessories
    • Christmas
  • Visit Rwanda
    • Rural Experience Days
    • Kigali Craft Studio
  • Get Involved
    • Pray
    • Volunteer & Intern
    • Fundraising & Sales
  • About
    • Our Story
    • Our Team
    • Wholesale
    • Contact Us
  • Impact
    • Renewable Resources
    • Beekeeping
    • Adult Literacy
    • Bible Study & Sharing
  • Donate
  • Blog

Teardrop Basket
Black, Rust & Natural

$48.00

The Teardrop Basket is handcrafted by artisans of the Peace Baskets Cooperative using the same age-old techniques found in Rwanda’s national museum. Lightweight and delicately woven, this basket makes a beautiful display piece, or can be used to store various treasures!

The Peace Basket artisans partner with an expert bamboo weaver who learned from his father before him.  The bamboo weaver creates the inner frame for the basket, and then the grass weaver creates the beautiful exterior.  So this is a two-stage, two-artisan basket.

And the coloring process is amazing!  Pascasie, the cooperative founder, taught us that the grasses are colored using a banana flower as an applicator. The flower’s blue sap bonds with the soot from the bottom of a cooking pot to color the grasses black.  The rust color comes from the dust of a local rock, applied to the grasses with the banana flower.

We love sharing this beauty with you from the heart of Rwanda.

The teardrop basket’s beautiful design is reminiscent of the layers of sloping hills that make Rwanda’s landscape so gorgeous.

SKU: B031 Categories: Baskets, Traditional Baskets Tags: bamboo, grass, traditional, woven
  • Description
  • Additional information
  • Reviews (0)

Description

  • Crafted from valley grasses woven over a bamboo frame.
  • Approximately 11.5 inches tall.
  • Care: Dust gently with a smooth, dry cloth.

Agaseke k’Amahoro Cooperative

The artisans of Agaseke k’Amahoro weave Traditional Grass Peace Baskets. The cooperative, born from the turmoil of the genocide, is comprised of neighbors from both sides of the conflict, working together for peace and reconciliation. Their vision is to promote peace within and outside their group as they practice their art for their livelihood. “We must continue to work for wholeness.
We must continue to pray for peace.”
- Pascasie Mukamuligo, President

Go to artisan's page

Meet the Artisan

Related

Additional information

Weight 0.35 lbs
Dimensions 11.5 in

Reviews

There are no reviews yet.

Be the first to review “Teardrop Basket
Black, Rust & Natural” Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

nine − six =

You may also like…

  • Traditional Grass Peace Basket
    Black & Natural White

    $60.00
    Add to cart Show Details
  • Sisal Peace Basket
    Chevron- Tea & Natural White

    $40.00
    Add to cart Show Details
  • Traditional Grass Peace Basket Natural White & Black

    $60.00
    Add to cart Show Details
  • Sisal Peace BasketTraditional Journey- Red & Natural White

    $40.00
    Add to cart Show Details

Related products

  • Palm Leaf Headband

    $8.75
    Add to cart Show Details
  • Banana Leaf Nesting Tray Set

    From: $72.00
    Select options
  • Constellation Basket- Tea & Bordeaux

    $22.00
    Add to cart Show Details
  • Constellation Basket- Bordeaux & Tea

    $22.00
    Read more Show Details

Our Artisan
Partners

Azizi Life partners with over 25 independent groups in Rwanda - over 400 artisans... and growing! Rising from the horrors of genocide, artisans from all backgrounds have joined together once again through their art. With their fair trade income, parents are caring for the health, nutrition, and education of their children. Families are building better homes. Women are rising out of crippling dependency to become contributors in their communities. Our artisan partners have a vision to be leaders for wholeness in their community, and we are privileged to partner with them.



Our
Products

Azizi Life offers a range of products skillfully crafted from locally-sourced, natural fibers such as sisal, banana leaf, and forest grasses. Our line of baskets highlights some of the best of Rwandan traditional and modern design. Artisans and designers collaborate to create new designs and products in our lines of baskets, home goods, and holiday décor.



Our
Mission

Azizi Life is a faith-based social enterprise in Rwanda committed to sustainability, collaboration, and putting people first – artisans and customers alike. Founded in 2008 under the international NGO Food for the Hungry, Azizi Life has become a bridge to connect hardworking artisans to the global market. In addition to flourishing sales in Rwanda, Azizi Life offers products to US customers from our warehouse in Spokane, Washington, as well as FOB sales directly from Rwanda.


  • Contact Us


    US Postal Address

    Azizi Life
    708 Pond View Drive
    Audubon, PA 19403-1710

    Rwanda Postal Address

    Azizi Life
    PO Box 146
    Muhanga, Southern Province
    Rwanda

    Email

    [email protected]

    Rwanda Phone

    +250 785 781 146

  • Newsletter

  • Follow Us

    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    • Instagram
  • Website Contributors

    David Keltonic - Design
    Da-Woon Chung - Development
© Copyright 2017 - Azizi Life Terms & Conditions
Scroll to top