Saudi Palm Leaf Basket Basket (multicoloured) Beautiful necklace with agate pendant

Beautiful necklace with agate pendant with arabic calligraphy salām سلام meaning peace on adjustable brown leather rope

including his famous wife the late Queen Iffat bin-Thuniyan and his daughters Princess Lolowah Bint Faisal and Princess Haifa Bint Faisal

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Volcanic Heritage

Saudi Palm Leaf Basket Basket (multicoloured) Beautiful necklace with agate pendantUnlike many of the baskets found in the Riyadh souks these days, our baskets are locally made the traditional Saudi way by Um Fahad who learnt her craft from her mother. Palm leaves are dried, then cut into thin strips using a finger nail and then woven into different shapes. The strips are then softened by soaking them in water. In times of drought, the palm leaves are soaked in camel milk. Sometimes the strips are dyed to create more colourful