A broad shallow basket made for grain long before it was ever made for a wall. These are the work of Lozi and Mbunda weavers in western Zambia, coiled from the root of the makenge bush: the roots are dug from sandy soil near water, peeled, boiled, dyed in black and natural tones, and then coiled and stitched by women over weeks into a basket rigid enough to last for years. The bush regrows from each cut, so the material is genuinely sustainable.

The beauty is in the precision of the weave and the way the form opens from a small foot into a wide working rim. Winnowing baskets like this were used to lift, shake and sort grain from chaff, and that purpose stays in the object, which is why it still feels like a tool at rest rather than a decoration.