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KATAKURU BASKET

20,00€

This Katakuru basket was handwoven by one women artisan who earn fair and reliable incomes. « Katakuru » means « to pick up » in Swahili, the national language of Tanzania. As such, this Katakuru provides a beautiful option for a hamper for your laundry but also to store household items, toys or baby articles. It can be used a pot cover for your indoor plants. 

For this basket, locally harvested grasses are dried in the sun and then intricately woven together.

With it’s vibrant and modern design, this Katakuru will add style and a pop of color to your home.

Product Size

XS: 10 cm (diameter) -  10 cm (height)

S: 13cm (diameter) + 13cm (height)

M: 18cm (diameter) + 18cm (height)

L: 25cm (diameter) + 30cm (height)

XL: 35 cm (diameter) -  40 cm (height) 

XXL: 40 cm (diameter) -  50 cm height) 

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WomenCraft is a Fair Trade certified social enterprise in Ngara in the remote northeast of Tanzania.

Their mission is to increase economic opportunity in the post-conflict, tri-border area of Rwanda, Burundi and Tanzania. 

WomenCraft works exclusively with women from different backgrounds but working together for a common goal. They give women economic independence. 

They also allow to build cohesion between refugees and their hosting communities. 

Craftswomen design unique product collections are made from natural, indigenous materials and fuse traditional weaving techniques with a modern aesthetic to create high-quality basketry.

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