Kenya ✓ Verified craft Woven basket
Kiondo basketry
local name: Kiondo
Hand-woven sisal baskets from central and eastern Kenya, carried for everyday use.
SisalNatural fibersNatural dyes Hand weavingCoiling
The kiondo is a bag-basket woven mainly by Kikuyu and Kamba women, and also by Embu and Meru weavers, in central and eastern Kenya, from sisal and other plant fibres coloured with natural dyes. It is now an icon of Kenyan design.
Sisal
How Kiondo basketry makers source and prepare Sisal — detail arrives with the client's day-15 content batch.
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Natural fibers
How Kiondo basketry makers source and prepare Natural fibers — detail arrives with the client's day-15 content batch.
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Natural dyes
How Kiondo basketry makers source and prepare Natural dyes — detail arrives with the client's day-15 content batch.
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