Telephone Wire Bowl Large Earth
Bundles of telephone or electricity cable wire are cut and prepared for the weavers to take home. The artisans take home as many bundles as they wish and use it to weave a bowl/basket from the outside inwards.
The exlarge bowls have a dia of approximately 17 cm.
They have an approximate height of 5.5cm.
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$47.00
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These bowls are Fair Trade Products and part of the proceeds goes to the community in KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa.
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