A beautiful vintage Moroccan Berber bread basket or plate, with striking berber symbols. This wonderful woven basket was handmade by Berber women in the High Atlas, using rafia, wool and coiled reed.
Its striking pattern are perfect for the boho and eclectic style interior. Use it as a fruit basket, for breads, wall decorations or for all those little bits and bobs.
▪︎Diameter- 45cm (17.75") Depth- 6cm (2.5")
▪︎1990s
▪︎With any vintage items there will be signs of wear and tear, dirt marks or discolourations.
Some of these baskets are really hard due to years of bread dough settling in the crevices of the woven wool.
▪︎Have been cleaned.
▪︎ABOUT
The berbers take their inspirations from their life and surroundings. The symbols on this basket depict that life. Being in the mountains, it is only natural for them to be from what is around them, animals, insects, plants and flowers. It can also be of life and fertitility, festivals and celebrations.
This Moroccan basket was where the dough, which have been kneaded in a wooden trough, were being shaped into discs, ready for baking. Also used to transport them to and fro the public oven.