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The agaseke style and shape is unique to Rwanda and renowned worldwide. The artisan crafts each one-of-a-kind basket by hand - using needles and fine sisal threads. The technique requires patience, precision and great skill to master. The women at our partner cooperatives are bringing their products into the US - and your home - for the first time.
Impressive Quality.
Our team has ventured across Africa and never found baskets of higher quality. The Art Institute of Chicago and US Holocaust Memorial Museum carry these products in their museum stores in recognition of their artistic and cultural significance.
A Stunning Centerpiece or Wedding Gift.
Rwandan women weave these agaseke baskets for newlyweds and add design touches that say something about the couple. Agaseke baskets also make a vibrant and stunning centerpiece to your home decor. Taking 5 days to make, giving an agaseke basket is no small measure of your admiration for someone.
Tell a Story.
In each Indego Africa design, the artisan has an important story to tell. The unique zig-zag style of this agaseke basket speaks to reconciliation in Rwanda following its 1994 genocide. The two lines represent two women walking together hand-in-hand who stop to meet a friend before moving onwards.
Make a Difference.
The women at Indego Africa partner cooperatives previously earned less than $1 per day and support an average family of five, including orphans of the genocide. Thanks to your purchase of this product, they now earn over four times that amount and gain valuable long-term skills. Indego Africa is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, so please consider a further donation when you check out!
WHOLESALE OR LARGE ORDERS?
Visit www.indegoafrica.org or click on the buttons to the left for discounts. | | | Features: | |
• Unique design. Hand made with sisal. Fair trade. Natural coffee color.
• Supports a 501(c)(3) non-profit. 100% of profits go to hard-working artisans.
• A perfect gift and traditional wedding present with cultural and artistic significance.
• As seen at the Art Institute of Chicago and US Holocaust Memorial Museum.
• Includes product tag and description of Indego Africa and its artisan partners.
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| 5.0 inches | | Product Width:
| 5.0 inches | | Product Height:
| 9.0 inches | | Product Weight:
| 0.5 pounds | | Package Length:
| 5.0 inches | | Package Width:
| 4.9 inches | | Package Height:
| 4.6 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.45 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 1 reviews |
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Amazing!Oct 22, 2008
This product is beautiful and a perfect centerpiece in my home. What you can't see from the photos is how perfectly the lid fits to the base of the basket. And to think that it was made by hand! Another surprise: Indego Africa provides little product tags with photos and a description of how the product is helping women in Rwanda. That is perfect if you're planning on giving these as gifts - which I am. Highly recommended!
| |  Indego Africa's wine coasters and agaseke baskets were featured at the 2008 Academy Awards as part of the "Gifting for a Cause" gift bags given to more than 70 celebrities, such as April Scott of CSI: Miami (right). The gift suites are "exclusive and very selective" and Indego Africa's participation reflected their mission of "devis[ing] a gift that was trendsetting, philanthropic, multicultural and of personal interest to the celebrities."
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