WHM Baskets

The Leading Ladies of Zambia

Those who walked before us and those to come. Those who wore red clay masks and rested their heads on bended knees. Those who washed the cowry bead and swung the snuff cup. Those who weaved the baskets and wrapped the cloth. Those who fought for peace and danced to the drum.

Artifacts

Explore the lives of the leading ladies through their cherished artifacts, digitally restored and viewable in stunning detail from all angles.

Mwenye

Double Sided Drum

Mwenye

Mwape

Cowry Beads

Mwape

Lueji Wa Nkonde

Snuff Cup

Lueji Wa Nkonde

Julia Chikamoneka

Headrest

Julia Chikamoneka

Mukwae

Calabash

Mukwae

Loongo

Luvale Mask

Loongo

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