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Mifuko Baskets - Various Purpose Baskets

Mifuko baskets serve utilitarian as well as aesthetic purposes. You can make several amazing benefits of these baskets.

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Mifuko Baskets - Various Purpose Baskets

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  1. Mifuko Baskets

  2. Mifuko Baskets : Purely a Work of Hand from Heart • Mifuko baskets stand with one foot on the streets of Helsinki, and the other firmly on the red soil of rural Kenya. • Our colorful Kiondo baskets combine contemporary Finnish design with traditional Kenyan handicraft techniques. • A Mifuko baskets is a container which is traditionally constructed from stiff fibers, which can be made from a range of materials, including wood splints, runners, and cane.

  3. These baskets are generally woven by hand • Some baskets are fitted with a lid, others are left open. • Some baskets are ceremonial, that is religious, in nature. • While baskets are typically used for storage and transport, specialized baskets are as sieves, for cooking, for processing seeds or grains, for tossing gambling pieces, rattles, fans, fish traps, laundry, and other uses.

  4. Prior to the invention of woven baskets, people used tree bark to make simple containers. • These containers could be used to transport gathered food and other items, but crumble after only a few uses. • Weaving strips of bark or other plant material to support the bark containers would be the next step, followed by entirely woven baskets.

  5. Depending on soil conditions, baskets may or may not be preserved in the archaeological record. • Sites in the Middle East show that weaving techniques were used to make mats and possibly also baskets, Baskets made with interwoven techniques were common at 3000 BCE. • Mifuko baskets were originally designed as multi-purpose baskets to carry and store and to keep stray items about the home.

  6. The plant life available in a region affects the choice of material, which in turn influences the weaving technique. • Rattan and other members of the palm tree family, the thin grasses of temperate regions, and broad-leaved tropical bromeliads each require a different method of twisting and braiding to be made into a basket. • For regular updates find us on Social Media : Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn!

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