Basket weaving is an art traditionally practised by women as a hobby and a source of income. However, elderly men from the Ihwagi area in Mathira, Nyeri County, have taken on bamboo basket weaving ...

After sun-drying the bamboo pieces, he would then whittle them down to an exact size before weaving them together by hand. Once the basket frame was done, the artisan would cover it with resin or tar.

Basket weaving was a common practice for Indigenous ... Sagrera made an important suggestion: If people in the U.S. are considering growing bamboo, they should swap it for rivercane to honor ...