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    Dec 22, 2020 3 minutes

    Support a small business

    In Senegal, basket weaving is a tradition passed down to generations of women in rural villages to make an income.

    And now, their wonderful weaving is accessible to you!

    The independent, online homeware brand La Basketry sells beautiful, colourful baskets handmade by craftswomen in Senegal.

    Set up in 2017 by sisters Tabara and Mamy N’Diaye, La Basketry’s pieces are made with sustainable and recycled materials, and they give employment and a fair wage to the female artisans

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