Bindah Tropical Black and White Baskets

Hand-sewn crystal-cut glass beads adorn this small hand-woven rattan manggis basket. The crystal-cut silver glass beads catch the light in any spot throughout your house.
Cultural Significance of a Manggis Basket: The Manggis is a small, usually fist-sized, beaded rattan basket that is culturally significant in Indonesia, specifically on the islands of Lombok and Bali.
The Manggis has natural ventilation through the wide structural weave of the rattan. Tropical herbs are collected and placed in specific Manggis baskets for drying the herbs and for cooking use. The Manggis are beaded in personalized ways for each family to identify the specific herbs. It is beautiful to see the different colors and designs of each Manggis in each kitchen!