and the joy of making something from nothing

works by 27 self-taught artists bear eloquent testimony to the social

each pillow may have slight variations in color

hand-pierced white stoneware with a satin grey-blue matte glaze

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Swahili Modern - Small Batonga Black Recycled Plastic Splash Plateau Basket runner and the joy of makingSwahili Modern In the Pemba and Monze districts of Zambia's Southern Plateau, skilled Batonga women craft iconic baskets from locally harvested palm leaves and wild twigs. The weavers artfully elevate single use plastic bags that would otherwise be discarded to add assorted graphic motifs to their baskets.