Tonga Basket Natural (45-24) Beach Each globe is built by

Each globe is built by hand at our King's Cross studio

Size: 19cmD x 23cmH

The chosen work focuses on Andile's signature scarification style reflecting the Xhosa tradition of cutting or marking skin – hence the name "Bhaca"

whose southern highlands have a deep history of basketry

A hand-painted set of figures lying on towels

Tonga Basket Natural (45-24) Beach Each globe is built byA handwoven natural Tonga basket 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