Mifuko Baskets - Various Purpose Baskets

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Mifuko Baskets
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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.

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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.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• 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.
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