#binga baskets

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The Artistry of Binga Baskets from Zimbabwe

Motsi Living brings you the unique beauty of Binga baskets, handcrafted by the indigenous Batonga people of Zimbabwe using age-old weaving techniques passed down for generations. Made from dried palm leaves and dyed tree bark, these baskets feature intricate patterns and rustic charm that add texture and character to any interior space.

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Binga baskets

[checkoutafrica]

Binga wall baskets. African interior design inspiration. . . . #checkoutafrica #baskets #wallbaskets #africanstyle #interiordesign — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/3tM3TKG

[sjamboksim]

Heyy! I just found your website and LOVE YOUR CC!!! I am trying to download the binga baskets and noticed that the mesh I need is no longer available :( Is there a way to still download without the mesh or do you remember who made it? I've been DYING to find these baskets everywhere, and NOW I think I can't have them in my game because of the missing mesh :(

Omg, I’m totally late with replying to my messages. Please forgive me, I’m so sorry! You can find the mesh here, they’re the hanging plates. Hopefully that will fix it and you can have the Binga baskets in game. :)

[both-sides-of-the-zambezi]

Esnart Mweemba talks about ilala crafts

Esnart Mweemba is an artist, researcher, crafts producer, crafts expert and trader from Choma Southern Province of Zambia. For many years she worked for Choma Museum as a crafts development officer, training hundreds of men and women in traditional crafts like Tonga Basket weaving with the leaf of the ilala palm. 

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Esnart Mweemba at the yard of her farm in Harmony near Choma with various hand-woven structures 2018

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In the present interview with Esnart from 2016, we focus on the ilala crafts in particular; this in fact was due to our work in Binga at the time, an oral history, training and radio project with the women of Zubo Trust. I had come to Zambia for a couple of days, and at the morning of the interview recording, was about to cross the border back to Binga Zimbabwe. I had brought along as a little gift for Esnart, one of the ilala bags by Zubo women; and this is one of the subjects discussed here in conversation. We are comparing the bag produced by Zubo with some other ilala bags, we happen to have at hand. The interview is thus in parts particularly addressed to the Zubo women, as Esnart’s feedback, knowledge sharing and solidarity message to the women in the Zambezi valley.

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The starting point of our conversation is a national “training the trainers” projects by the Ministry of Tourism in Zambia at the time. The ministry contracted Esnart Mweemba and Agness Buya Yombwe as experts to run and oversee crafts training across all the country's provinces over two years; I was curious hearing a little more about the still ongoing project from Esnart herself.

For an interview, that features the vast variety of Esnart’s cultural expertise, please see/ hear her 2012 interview

Here an excerpt from Esnart’s 2012 interview in beautiful remix by UK artist Felicity Ford aka Knitsonic:

FelicityVFord · They don't know about the beads

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Esnart's Bio:

My name is Esnart Mweemba. I am 62 years old; a self-taught artist, crafts maker, trainer and researcher living in Choma District, Zambia. Textile arts (batik, tapestry, tie and dye) are my discipline; I also paint, produce prints, practice weaving with Malala (palm leaves) and beadwork. Weaving and beats are traditional Tonga crafts; now even globally renowned. I’ve done community research on Tonga culture; and assisted in the production of a number of CD compilations of Kankobela music (thumb-piano). When I grew up, it was my mother who taught me basket-weaving in the Tonga tradition. As an artist, I feel it’s important for me to care about this traditional knowledge of my people and continue develop its practice together with my community. Crafts-making is a way to empower communities with skills that may generate income and jobs. I train product development, and capacitate makers in developing new ideas and products. From 1995-2007, I was the Crafts Manager and Crafts Development Officer at Choma Museum and Crafts Centre (CMCC), trained hundreds of people in the district, organized crafts competitions and assisted in the production of exhibitions. In 2014, I facilitated a series of nationwide workshops in “crafts, design, production and quality enhancement” under the auspices of the Ministry of Tourism and Arts in Zambia. I’ve trained support groups of various counseling organisations in crafts, and worked with orphans, vulnerable children and in HIV affected households. In 1993, I took part in the first national workshop for female artists at Henry Tayeli Gallery Lusaka. Since then, I have participated in many art exhibitions, festivals, study tours and workshops in Zambia and abroad. At the beginning of my working life, I worked in the local government department of agriculture. Today, next to family, arts and crafts, I am pursuing agriculture on my own land.

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Some further Links:

Lechwe Trust, my name is listed among the collection artists: https://www.lechwetrust.org

"Women in Art” exhibition at Choma Museum 2013

Here an example of my involvement in community research on Tonga music with CMBaird; my vital assistance for the productions is directly mentioned.

My personal FB profile

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Esnart Mweemba's tapestry work “Pregnant Baobab” is in the collection of Lechwe Trust in Lusaka and was shown at the opening of the new gallery in December 2018

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[bingabasketsandart]

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She defied the odds to lead the first all-women fishing cooperative in Zambezi River. Now they stand to lose it all

She defied the odds to lead the first all-women fishing cooperative in Zambezi River. Now they stand to lose it all

Along the Zambezi’s route to the Indian Ocean, where it feeds the man-made Lake Kariba, is Binga district, Zimbabwe, formed to house the Tonga people who were forcefully removed when their land was flooded to build the Lake. In Sebungwe Mouth, one of the villages in Binga, Brandina Mundimba is using a reed known locally as malala to weave a basket which, when complete, will be transported to the…

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She defined the obstacles to leading the first all-women fishing cooperative in the Zambezi River. Now they stand to lose all this

She defined the obstacles to leading the first all-women fishing cooperative in the Zambezi River. Now they stand to lose all this

Along the Zambezi route in the Indian Ocean, where it feeds the man-made lake Kariba, is the district of Binga, Zimbabwe, designed to house the people of Tonga who were forcibly removed when their land was flooded to form a lake. In Sebungway Mouth, a village in Binga, Brandina is using a reed, locally known as Malala, to weave a Mundimba basket, which, when completed, will be taken to market…

[meandmybentley]

Hand-woven from illala palm and wild grasses, Binga baskets adapt their name from the remote Zimbabwean district of Binga - home to the displaced Batonga tribe. Today, many of local tribeswomen utilise traditional weaving techniques to produce these intricately patterned baskets. The largest of the baskets are still used by the Batonga people for their original purpose of ‘winnowing’ grains - the method developed by ancient cultures for separating grain from chaff. Serving a crucial part of the Zimbabwean culture, the baskets aren't just for holding and hiding things - the unique patterns and hand-sculptured qualities make for incredible art. Interested, baskets are available from the beautifully curated @couleurlocaleconceptstore. (Image: Jeroen Van Der Spek) #meandmybentley

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African Creative Popular For the Best Fare African Tonga Baskets Online

Did you know that Tonga baskets are baskets woven by the Tonga women of the Southern Province of Zambia, who are renowned for their basket weaving? At African Creative your one-stop shop for original handcrafted African products, you will find the best fare African Tonga Baskets online. The baskets have a distinctive design and every basket is a unique one of a kind item. The item is sold as a group, as well as single basket so you will receive these exact baskets with traditional designs including stripes, a spider web type pattern and a lightening pattern.

At African Creative these baskets come out of the remote and rural Binga District of Zimbabwe. The Tonga tribe women have been making baskets from the Ilala Palm leaves for centuries and are very well known for their weaving skills. Tonga baskets were, traditionally, used for carrying maize or sorghum from harvesting in the fields. You might notice that the shades seen in each basket are made using 100% natural dyes.

You can use the Tonga Baskets by mixing them for an awesome wall basket collage. African Creative offers awesome Tonga Baskets that are perfect for gifting purpose. Tonga Baskets handmade of Africa prove as Authentic & Unique 100% handmade gift with love, passion and pride. It is a great opportunity to support African Artisans. Beautifully crafted, hand woven baskets come straight from artisans. These baskets can also be used to store toys, letters, fruits or as a wall decoration.

A variety of basket styles are created in different areas of remote and rural Binga District of Zimbabwe. The African Creative team asserts that these baskets are rustically woven and rooted in Tonga culture. Further, all baskets are colored with natural vegetable dyes, or use no dyes at all, relying instead on natural contrasts in the weaving materials. Each type of basket is named according to the area from which it originates. You will be pleased to display the striking patterns which are unique to each style of basket.

About African Creative:

African Creative is the leading supplier of original, wire beaded designs to art lovers locally and from around the globe. They have experience of 15 years. As an established and professional arts business, their small team of artists creates wire, bead and rope artwork in their workshop in Cape Town.

Explore our latest collection of Africa Wall Basket Set, visit our website https://www.african-creative.com/

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[soweto-game-skin]

This Hand Woven Binga Baskets are made by a group of Women from Manjolo Village Zimbabwe the deep design can be used for functional and Decor,made from grass and split bamboo and natural plant dyes sizes from 20cm to 55cm. (at Soweto Game Skin) https://www.instagram.com/p/B58AT0RDI-9/?igshid=1la1ok36lb8ie

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Buy Binga Baskets in Australia

Motsi Living offers a rare and authentic collection of Binga baskets in Australia, crafted using traditional hand-weaving techniques passed down through generations by the Batonga people of Zimbabwe. Our range of beautiful wall decor pieces features intricate patterns in natural and brown tones and will add a rustic touch to any room. All our Binga baskets are ethically sourced, ensuring they genuinely reflect Zimbabwean heritage. So why wait? Bring home our range of binga baskets today!

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African Binga or Tonga Zimbabwe Basket 17″-18″ Across # 54 https://ift.tt/2ZfoLQl

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Binga or Tonga Zimbabwe Basket woven basket 19″-20” Across # 39 http://bit.ly/2IZhjAm

[sjamboksim]

HI, hope you are well. Please can you send me the link to the mesh for your gorgeous Binga Baskets. Peacemaker link on your post isn't working anymore. Thank you so much

Hi, thank you so much! The mesh used for the binga baskets can be found here in the form of the hanging plates, sorry for the trouble.

[both-sides-of-the-zambezi]

Bulemu Mutale - South-North Volunteer

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She was fortunate being encouraged to go to school... Bulemu Mutale tells us her story of a young woman growing up in the rural areas near the Zambezi, but also describes for us in detail how we can imagine the life of young women in Binga to look like...

“I come from a community where education for young women is not prioritised….”

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With the help of her grandmother, Bulemu completed school. Her mother had passed on; then her father lost his job and became ill. Bulemu started working in a local super market and picked up the role of the breadwinner for the family. The money job didn’t satisfy her. She started volunteering at an orphanage, Sunrise Children’s Home and discovered her passion: working with children. When she got involved in helping packaging products like soap and baskets of Zubo women, she also began volunteering for Zubo Trust regularly.

“I am going there as “Zubo”… maybe i’m going to call myself “Zubo”…!”

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In 2018, Bulemu was chosen to participate in an exchange programme and go to Germany in January 2019. This interview was recorded in November, and in it, I encourage Bulemu to travel ahead with her imagination and share with us her expectations, her questions, her fear, and her projects...

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By now Bulemu is already working as a volunteer in a kita in Bielefeld. She is one of 16 young people from the global Souths to participate in a South – North exchange programme at Welthaus Bielefeld, which allows young volunteers from the global South to gain experiences in Germany in their chosen area of social engagement.

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ZUBO Trust is a women’s organization working with the rural women of the Zambezi valley in Zimbabwe since 2009. Zubo Trust has accomplished well-recognized work in organising the rural women, establishing producer collectives, securing women’s lively-hoods, and boosting their independence and self-esteem. One of Zubo’s pioneering initiatives is an all-women fishery project. Further projects include organic agriculture, developing cosmetic products and, the local crafts, especially basket weaving.

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