These Batwa baskets are unlike any other African basket. To the coiled grass bound by dyed raffia a supplementary raffia woven design is added to form this extraordinary basket. The Batwa - the Twa people, a “pygmy” people - live in the border area of southwestern Uganda, northwestern Rwanda and eastern Congo, in the area of the Ruwenzori Mountains, in the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. They live among a native gorilla population just like we live among whitetail deer.

Unusually, this basket has a small area on the rim that is slightly damaged. Please see the photos which highlight this area. The price of this basket reflects this imperfection.

11 5/8” tall x 9 3/8” top diameter (30 x 24 cm)