Using a craft form perfected over the past millennium, Hutu and Tutsi women weave each of these baskets from the fiber of the agave sisalana plant, known commonly as sisal, and use natural dyes to add coloration. Each basket may take up to 6 days for completion. Each basket bears the symbolic zig zag pattern, which represents two friends meandering together on a path and stopping to chat with friends along the way. Fairly traded. Approx. 10" H x 5" D