Coil weave baskets are unique because they do not use stakes. Coil weaving involves taking “core” material and wrapping it, then sewing the materials together to create the spiral coils. Light colored inner circle coils approximately three eights of an inch in diameter spiral out as they rise in graceful circles. The basket is all-natural fiber with no pigment added. The basket is in excellent condition.
GEOGRAPHY / CULTURE GROUP: Sierra Leone, Mende. The Mende people are a population of farmers. They take tremendous pride in their cultural practices. The society is arranged in chiefdoms of different lineages. The Mende have an array of unique craft traditions that have been passed down generation to generation, including basket weaving.
