Tonga Basket Collection - No 10 Emergency A handmade Malawi side table

A handmade Malawi side table in natural cane

Vessels like this were everyday objects in rural communities — used to carry water

a Sicilian artist and designer whose furniture carries the same bold

Size: 88cm H x 42cmW

Unique Aesthetic: The dark

Tonga Basket Collection - No 10 Emergency A handmade Malawi side tableA Tonga basket collection, handwoven in Ilala palm These solid edged baskets are the pinnacle of the Tonga (Bathonga) basket maker's art in Zimbabwe and Southern Zambia. Woven from Ilala palm leaf, each starts as a square and is coiled into an almost perfect circle. The fine edging is known as snake's belly for its serpent scale pattern, and the soft natural tones come from dyes made with tree bark. Traditionally used to winnow grain, today they make