Lidded wide kaisa basket fair trade made in Bangladesh

Wide kaisa storage basket features a fitted lid with knob. Kaisa is a sturdy wild grass that dries from its natural light green to a pale, almost tan color. Artisans cut kaisa grass from riverbanks during the monsoon season, leaving the roots for the next year’s crop. Later growth of kaisa is thicker and stronger, and is used to make fences in the villages. The cut kaisa grass is sundried and cleaned, then woven into baskets. Kaisa grass 20Dx19H inches Made in Bangladesh