African Zulu Telephone Wire Candy Dish Wonderful Modern Craft Beautiful, Usable Serving Piece Sometimes you see a Zulu basket and you know you love it. Wonderful Small Platter Baskets Similar to This Sell for Twice the Price. Fabulous Addition for a Collector. This platter has approximately a 7" diameter and is approximately 2.5" tall. The Zulus are the largest tribe in Southern Africa, renowned for their artistry and craftsmanship. "The telephone wire basket is a relatively recent craft development which reflects the ingenuity of craftspeople. Brightly coloured telephone wires are used to great creative effect, decoratively covering objects such as bottles and walking sticks, or made into plates and baskets." (Todres, 1998 Guide to South African Arts, Culture and Heritage). We work with several collectives developed to help women and HIV infected individuals to become financially independent. We were able to buy out another importer who was going out of business and are passing the savings along to you. We would like to be able to buy more individual pieces from the weavers we are helping to support. This coiling technique is unique to the greater Durban area. The designs that are incorporated relate to beadwork patterns and have been extended to include figuration and text-usually depicting objects or animals in their own daily lives or text that has some personal or social meaning for them. The weavers who produce these one-of-a-kind "Hard Wire" Plates tell us that they hate 'churning out' the plates as they see each one as a story. This an exquisite art piece and a usable serving piece. Telephone wire baskets are very popular and hard to find. Each one is unique and this is a traditional pattern. This piece is solidly made and heavy. Absolutely gorgeous! It has a lovely shape. Phenomenally crafted and shaped. Marvel at the talent used to make this true work of usable art. Wash with warm soapy water! Extraordinary! Purchase will be shipped once payment clears. New York State residents add  sales tax. See our other wonderful gift items and save on shipping by making multiple purchases. Email queries welcomed. Auction winner agrees to respond by email within 3 days and pay within 10. If you are not a serious buyer please do not bid. If you do not send payment within that time without having made other arrangements negative feedback will be left for you. If you aren't already known for your great gifts, shop with us and earn a fabulous reputation. We work hard to find unusual, affordable and enduring gifts for our customers to order from home! You'll be amazed by the variety of very special gift items we have collected from all over the world. Check out our ebay store for other wonderful Zulu and African crafts.

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