The paper presents instances of mathematical ideas interwoven in the artistic decoration of handbags, hats, mats, and other products of basketry from several regions of Mozambique. In particular, examples of female basketry from the Tonga in the Southeast and the Makwe in the extreme Northeast of the country are given and analysed. Further examples from the Makhuwa population in the Northeast a...

Four constructions of Seifert surfaces—Hopf and arborescent plumbing, basketry, and T-bandword handle decomposition—are described, and some interrelationships expounded, e.g.: arborescent Seifert surfaces are baskets; Hopf-plumbed baskets are precisely homogeneous T-bandword surfaces.

Gurene people are domiciled in the Upper East Region of Ghana, and reputed for producing an assortment innovative basketry products popularly referred to as “Bolga baskets”. These mostly sold tourists, lovers or exported Germany, New Zealand, Denmark, Canada, Australia, United States America, Zambia Burkina Faso. This study attempts document miscellanea artefacts produced by over years. The res...