Hairy Black Lightening Basket

Elephant Grass Wavy Baskets are unique vessels, stunning in their organic shape, staggering size, and natural pigment. The intricate patterns and forms are carefully designed, with a thoughtful selection of botanical color combinations. These baskets are crafted by skilled weavers who use durable, naturally dyed elephant grass. They choose only hand-harvested and hand-split fibers, softening the grasses with water to sculpt them into their beautiful organic shapes.

Stitched over many months and years from natural fibers and organic dyes, your handmade woven art should be displayed proudly, away from any windows and skylights. The ultra-violet rays of direct sun and strong light can cause the saturated natural dyes in textile and fiber art to fade, and can even damage the fibers themselves.

If your woven art resides with you in the desert or other dry environments, you may feel better occasionally misting it (as often done to wicker or rattan) inside with distilled or non-chlorinated tap water. Using a paper towel, gently pat any excess moisture from the interior.

From the most diminutive baskets, scarcely larger than a thimble, to magnificent creations spanning three feet in width, painstakingly crafted over the course of eight years, RFB proudly imports an expansive range of woven masterpieces.

In collaboration with our esteemed local partners, we undertake extensive journeys to personally engage with weavers. These voyages involve meticulous inspections of works in progress, as well as the evaluation of recently finished pieces prepared for shipment.