Banana Leaf Rectangular Ashes Casket

Banana leaves come from the Musa genus of flowering Banana Plants. These flowering plants grow as tall as trees, it is the rhizome of the plant which produces lush green leaves, which over time become the trunk of the plant. As the newer leaves develop, the older leaves die back. During the monsoon season, the banana plant leaves rapidly multiply, leaving an abundance of older leaves for harvesting.

Leaves of the banana plant are the by-product of banana farming and would otherwise be discarded or composted. Instead, banana leaves are often recycled, spread across long wires for drying, tied together and spun into long yarns ready for weaving.

W31cm x D23cm x H20cm

Burial (land)

Home display

Rural basket-making cooperatives handcraft our wicker caskets in two small villages on the outskirts of Surakarta and Cirebon. Production is split between two parts, with the rattan framing done by traditional Indonesian furniture framers and the weaving part of the process handled by artisans specialising in weaving.

The different skills are combined to create a beautiful yet functional product. The process requires a reasonable degree of collaboration between parts of the community so that the finished caskets are ready for transportation.

3 -4 working days

Bamboo nameplate secured with natural material string.

Up to 3 lines of text, with 35 characters per line maximum.

For example:

Deceased Name

7th August 1943 - 12th May 2025

Forever in our hearts