Baskets|Bathroom Accessories^Nkuku Nkomi Basket

     

These Nkomi baskets are hand woven from the tactile natural materials of water hyacinth and corn husk. The sophisticated two tone neutral colour palette makes them an attractive yet practical storage basket.

             

Water hyacinth is an aquatic plant that grows in abundance in Vietnam. This can be an invasive plant that needs cultivating to curb its growth, making it a great raw material to create products from. Corn husk is the outer layer of corn. Using this to create baskets makes use of a natural material that would otherwise be discarded. Traditionally, the husk was used as an outer layer on baskets, to make them as airtight as possible to keep the contents as fresh as possible, now it is more often used as decoration.

         

                                                                                                                                                                                                 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

                                                                                                       

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

                                                                                                                                                                                               

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                 

             

                               Product SKU              

             

                                                     NB1302                                                

           

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

             

                               Weight              

             

                                                     1.75kg                                                

           

                                                                                                       

             

                               Colour              

             

                                                     Natural                                                

           

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

             

                               Material              

             

                                                     Water hyacinth, corn husk leaf                                                

           

                                                                                                                                                                                               

             

                               Country of origin              

             

                                                     Vietnam                                                

           

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

             

                               Dimensions (h x w x d)              

             

                                                     50 x 40 x 40cm                                                

           

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

             

                               Suitable for outdoor use              

             

                                                     No                                                

           

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

             

                               Finish              

             

                                                     Textured                                                

           

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

             

                               Additional information              

             

                                                     height includes handles, approx 10cm.