SEHEMU: Handwoven Lilac & Blacked Speckled Wool Tote Bag doormat brings women and men the

brings women and men the opportunity to earn a valuable second income

support and clothe their families

from growing and harvesting the crop to preparing and dyeing the fibres – all before the weaving begins

XS: 14-16CM DIA x 9

Material: Sisal

SEHEMU: Handwoven Lilac & Blacked Speckled Wool Tote Bag doormat brings women and men theMeet vibrant SEHEMU, a colourful, lilac & black speckled basket bag handwoven by the Kamba tribe in Kenya. These ethical baskets are known traditionally as kiondos (kee yon doh) and were originally made in rural Kenyan communities by mothers as wedding gifts to their daughters. Weaving this particular type of basket bag was until recently a dying art: in 2004 only four elders from the weaving group had the skills make Kiondos, but today there are