South African Wedding Basket: Additional Details
This is a marriage proposal from the woman to the man. A pragmatic list of what will be the minimum acceptable wealth to bring to the union. Each tooth of the jagged pattern represents a head of cattle. The basket is sent to the man, if it comes back filled with beer, the proposal has been accepted. This basket was woven by Cebesile Mishali, a master weaver. She learned from her sisters and has been weaving for 16 years.
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