A Turtle Spiral design on a Kenyan wicker mat.
Not all a spirals are circular in shape and Turtle Spirals are an excepted mathematical shape, a type of square spiral. Look carefully and you can see the spiral take shape from the centre of the mat.
Wicker-made objects are popular tourist buys in many African countries. When we moved back to the U.K. from Kenya in 1990, we brought with us several mats that we had been using in our house there. That means that this mat is well over 41yrs old but still looks like it was bought last week!
Wicker is a very resilient, sturdy and pliable natural plant material and the most common source in Kenya is banana leaves but it can be made from many parts of plants.
The spiral pattern that is used to make them is very common!
A Turtle Spiral design on a Kenyan wicker mat.
Not all a spirals are circular in shape and Turtle Spirals are an excepted mathematical shape, a type of square spiral. Look carefully and you can see the spiral take shape from the centre of the mat.
Wicker-made objects are popular tourist buys in many African countries. When we moved back to the U.K. from Kenya in 1990, we brought with us several mats that we had been using in our house there. That means that this mat is well over 41yrs old but still looks like it was bought last week!
Wicker is a very resilient, sturdy and pliable natural plant material and the most common source in Kenya is banana leaves but it can be made from many parts of plants.
The spiral pattern that is used to make them is very common!