Northern Namibia’s remote regions are known for the country’s best weavers who turn out specialized works rarely seen by outsiders. Namibian Karin le Roux searched and found them. After years spent gaining confidence of tribal communities and hosting competitions for their best designs, she founded Omba Trust as a way to showcase indigenous artistry. Omba Arts delved into eleven ethnic groups speaking different languages, including San click dialects. As an artist entrepreneur, le Roux has become distinguished for working with these remote peoples, identifying their finest artists without disturbing them. She ultimately curated the collection for the first exhibition of indigenous baskets at the National Gallery of Namibia. The research and recognition soon elevated what had been virtually unknown tribal artistry. Omba Arts has since engaged 400 artists across the country. Our works come from the banks of the Okavango River in northeastern Namibia where just a handful of women work communally to produce something quite individual. Today, some 120 women honor ancestral practices by deploying age-old techniques to create sculptures in the form of baskets. After harvest season, when women finish their farm work, they devote themselves to basketmaking, collecting palm fibers, smoothing and twisting them, distilling dyes from bark and other plant extracts to create color, and designing each before weaving and shaping it. They then sew it together to create a beer sifter that captures the liquid’s impurities. Our selection of six beer strainers ranges from natural to richly hued caramel and chocolate baskets. Also featured: a group of four elegantly woven containers in organic shapes and meticulously striped, resembling gourds and melons. The artists, along with Omba, helped to establish a homestead for a palm and dye tree garden, to ensure resource sustainability in the years ahead.