{"product_id":"hand-woven-peach-black-wedding-baskets-from-zambia-fair-trade","title":"Hand Woven Peach \u0026 Black Wedding Baskets Crafted Decoration For Home Lovers","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"i4c-draggable-container\" style=\"position: fixed; z-index: 1499; width: 0px; height: 0px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-reactroot=\"\" class=\"resolved\" style=\"all: initial;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"desc\" class=\"blurb\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e In rural Zambia, a wedding basket is a Toka woman’s most useful and valuable possession. In everyday life she may choose to use it practically--to winnow grain and to collect and store harvested roots and rice, or to beautify her home by hanging it on a wall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe beauty and durability of Zambian wedding baskets is no accident. Meticulously harvesting the roots of the Makenge bush is truly an art form of its own, and once roots are found, they are boiled until soft and colored with natural plant dyes. Only the most skilled Toka craftswomen are able to weave these baskets, and each adds one-of-a-kind patterns conveying messages of beauty, marriage, and family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #25915b;\"\u003eSold singly. Because this is a handmade item, each will vary slightly.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Origin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Zambia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSize:  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e16-17\"D x 2\"T\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterials:\u003c\/strong\u003e  Makenge roots, natural dye\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e_\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #3d85c6;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eMember of The Fair Trade Association. Providing fair payment to workers in developing nations, educating artisans and workers to increase their potential for advancement ensuring the rights of children, developing products and processes that protect and conserve the natural environment. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #3d85c6;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eLends over 33 million pounds yearly to both producers in developing nations and the buyers who distribute their goods worldwide.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #3d85c6;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e They provide business training to marginalized producers, furthering the sustainability of cooperative investments. Working with producers across Africa who value their natural environment and employ sustainable methods of production. Artisans are required to abide by local and export regulations governing the legal harvest of hardwoods to ensure compliance with U.S. import standards and to uphold proper management of their local forest resources. Artisans are encouraged to utilize materials fully by converting scraps into salable products Artisans are encouraged to utilize recycled, reclaimed and highly renewable materials in product design, and to isolate new sources of low-cost materials. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #3d85c6;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e_\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #45818e;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIMPACT:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #45818e;\"\u003eFair Trade\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #45818e;\"\u003eSustainability\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #45818e;\"\u003eSocio-Economic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #45818e;\"\u003eBusiness Training to Marginalized Producers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #45818e;\"\u003eEco-Friendly\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"i4c-dialogs-container\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Swahili African Modern","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31981846593587,"sku":"01-zambia7","price":115.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0264\/6232\/2739\/products\/Screenshot_2019-11-15_21.45.32.png?v=1588608562","url":"https:\/\/hellosdss.myshopify.com\/products\/hand-woven-peach-black-wedding-baskets-from-zambia-fair-trade","provider":"hellosdss","version":"1.0","type":"link"}