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(updated 7/4/2011)

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South Africa is famous for its tightly woven Zulu baskets.

These hand woven African baskets are a true art form and are functional, beautiful and decorative as well as a testament to fine weaving skills.

Zulu baskets are considered some of the most collectable baskets in the world.

Master Zulu weavers are published and collected worldwide. These are genuine Zulu Baskets from LeBaron's Primitives.

PATTERNS:

Triangle --- A masculine symbol Diamond --- A feminine symbol Double Triangle --- Marriage, man Double Diamond --- Marriage, woman Zig-Zag --- Masculine, represents the spear of Shaka, the leader of the Zulu people
Series of Diamonds --- Feminine, represents the shields of Shaka Checkerboards, Whirls or Circles --- Good news, new baby, good rains, plentiful harvest
Points Around the Outside --- Shows the number of cattle paid as bridewealth (Lobola)

COLORS:

Cream --- This is the natural color of the dried ilala palm fronds.    Pink/Lilac --- Comes from boiling the palm fibers for a day with the leaves of a certain shrub.
Brown/Black --- These most popular colors are attained using the roots of trees from river banks.    Golden Brown --- Comes from four hours of boiling with the root of a special shrub-like plant.
Coral --- Mixing aloe roots with the same roots that produce the pink colors makes up this color.    Purple/Blue --- Boiling for four hours with the skins from a particular ripe berry produces this color.
Grey --- The palm fronds are soaked in a black sludge of mud with a high iron content for one week.    Orange --- The roots of a small hairy-leafed plant is boiled with the palm fibers for several hours.
Yellow/Mustard --- Palm fronds are soaked in a wood ash paste then boiled for seven hours.    Green --- Soaking in fresh cow dung overnight then boiling for several hours tints the palm fronds green.
Light Red --- Bark and leaves are crushed together and the ilala fibers are boiled in the mixture for two days.