Keani Keam Kashmiri Willow Wicker Basket

From the Kashmir Valley, where willow trees grow along the riverbanks of Ganderbal and artisans have woven their branches into baskets, called Keani Keam, for generations. Each basket is made by hand using strips of harvested willow bent over a wooden frame, the weave tightened by hand as the form builds. The root handles are structural and tactile, heavier than they look, smooth where the hands grip.

Keani Keam is the Kashmiri name for willow wicker basketry, a craft practiced in the Ganderbal region of the Kashmir Valley, where the willow trees along the river floors provide the raw material for a tradition that has supplied homes across the subcontinent with vessels for carrying, storing, and organizing for centuries. This basket is handcrafted using the same method: willow strips woven over a frame, root handles attached for grip.

It works as a bread basket, a fruit bowl, a catchall for the kitchen counter, a planter. Its honest about being a basket, the weave is tight, the form is purposeful, nothing is decorative that is not also functional. The natural willow color ages quietly, the basket settling into whatever corner you give it.

Kashmiri Willow Wicker · Ganderbal, Kashmir · Keani Keam Tradition · Handmade · Root Handles

Care Instructions

• Wipe with a slightly damp cloth. Do not submerge in water.
• Store in a dry, well-ventilated space away from moisture.
• Avoid prolonged exposure to direct sunlight to prevent fading.
• Do not place hot items directly on artisanal wicker surfaces.