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The History of Zulu Telephone Wire Baskets and Bowls

Article Category: Home Management

Author Name: Nonhle Sibiya

For centuries, South Africa's Zulu have been known for their {traditional|classic|customary}, beautiful baskets woven from grasses and palm leaf. Some baskets were woven {extremely|remarkably|really} tightly and were even used to store beer. Urban recycled telephone-wire weaving {evolved|developed} from these {traditional|classic|customary} hand woven beer pots.

{Traditionally Nguni {peoples|women|ladies} {made|created|fashioned} mbenge or izimbenge, as covers to close the ukhamba beer pots. The lids {protected|covered|insulated} this {sacred|revered|cherished} substance from dust and flies. When beer was taken or {removed|taken out|} from the pot, {etiquette|rules|customs} {required|demanded|mandated} that the lid be used to hold a spoon shaped beer skimmer.

The lids themselves were {made|created|fashioned} from {a combination|a mixture|a blending} of grass and Ilala palm fibre. Therefore, telephone wire bowls didn't actually start off as bowls: they were originally designed as lids for beer pots, known as Ukhamba.

{A major|A significant|A big} aesthetic revolution {occurred|happened|took place} when small, brightly coloured glass beads were {introduced|presented|brought in} by European {traders|dealers|individuals} and missionaries. These beads {inevitably|predictably|unsurprisingly} found their way onto the {traditional|classic|customary} izimbenge. {In time|Over time|Eventually}, telephone wire was also used and {in some cases|sometimes|in many cases}, replaced the Ilala palm.

These hand woven African baskets are woven by {skilled|expert} artisans using {traditional|classic|customary} materials and weaving skills, making superb Zulu wire bowls that have become collector's items around the {globe|world}. Zulu basket-weaving is now world-famous and very well sought after, being sold in exclusive homewares boutiques. Ukhamba baskets made from telephone wire, instead of grass, and are known as imbenge. {So these bowls are actually {traditional|classic|customary} beer pot lids.|These bowls are actually {traditional|classic|customary} beer pot lids.

Telephone wire, as you know, comes in {many different|various} colours, and each bowl displays different patterns and shapes. {Indeed, it is {seldom|not often|not very often} that you will find two that are {alike|identical|similar}, unless they have {deliberately|intentionally|purposely} been made as a pair.

These durable, washable bowls {can be|may be|are} used for many {purposes|functions|roles}, or simply as a statement {decoration|design|decor} piece.
Often employed as night-watchmen, the Zulu men found {abandoned|discarded|dumped} telephone wire in the {streets|roadways|communities} & used it to {decorate|enhance|spruce up} the tops of their {traditional|classic|customary} war-sticks. Weaving is {a traditional|a classic|a customary} is {a traditional|a classic|a customary} Zulu craft, normally the exclusive domain of the women in the community. {But as men left the rural areas to live in towns, closer to work, they adopted this new material and past-time.|As men left the rural areas to live in towns, closer to work, they adopted this new material and past-time.}

{Orginally Grasses were used for weaving, and as such, the now world famous and collector's item telephone wire basket is a relatively recent craft development. This new skill was soon extended to include the making of the telephone wire baskets and bowls and jewellery, but that is for another day.These brilliant Zulu woven baskets now are exported worldwide and provide a sustainable income for the weavers and support entire communities.

Telephone Wire Baskets are handmade in a wide selection of sizes, colors, styles and African patterns by the very {skilled|expert} rural men and women of South Africa. The designs will vary from bowl to bowl basket to basket. They are popular for their versatility, durability and uniqueness. Fitting into most home décor because of the huge variety of colour {combinations|mixtures|blendings} from rainbow shades to two tone variations. Telephone wire baskets and bowls are the pride of Zulu {people|women|ladies} and an ethical and dignified source of income for the otherwise unemployed men and women in the communities we work with.

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