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African Baskets

African baskets from Zanzibar: We offer a wide range of African Baskets, from Rwandan Friendship baskets to finely crafted Zulu baskets from South Africa. African baskets are as diverse as the continent of Africa and our selection include new, vintage and antique baskets from over a dozen countries in Africa. From small African Herb Baskets to large African Wedding baskets and African Winnowing baskets, you can find a beautiful selection in our gallery. Listed on our website is just a sampling of the many baskets we offer, both contemporarily produces as well as vintage and antique.

African baskets have a long history and we at Zanzibar are helping to preserve this nearly lost art by working with a variety of cooperatives in Africa that make baskets. Each African basket is made by hand, using sustainably harvested materials. The weavers are paid living wages and typically receive a significant portion of the retail price of the finished African basket.

Sisal Purses & Bags

Heavy duty sisal woven bags with leather straps...with and without zippers...

African Zulu Ilala Baskets

Zulu baskets are prized the world over for their high quality, intricate and often symbolic designs and smooth finish. Each features natural hues...

Zulu Telephone Wire Baskets

African Zulu Telephone wire baskets from a cooperative in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. A unique African Basket is the traditional Telephone wire...

Rwanda Baskets

Rwanda, a tiny land-locked country in eastern Africa, tragically is best known for the horrific genocide that occurred in 1994. Nearly a million...

Tonga Baskets from Zambia

Zanzibar Trading Company, continuing a relationship with the Choma Museum and Crafts Centre Trust Ltd (CMCC), in Choma, in the center of the...

Gambela Baskets from Ethiopia

Crafted by Anyuak women in the village of Gambela, Ethiopia, these smart baskets are great for sooo many things: As a bread basket, for holding...

Baskets from Uganda

These dish-style baskets come from Rabona, Uganda, near the district of Kasese. Baskets were traditionally made by women in the village for...

Recycled Baskets

Baskets made from recycled materials, including shopping bags and magazines. Completely sustainably produced by a collectives and individual...