Mukru tray. Local name Wa-chee. Purchased from the Amerindian craft shop, 216 Princess Street, Georgetown, Guyana. The Wai Wai of Southern Guyana who are revered for their beautiful basketry and general craftsmanship made the trays. The mukru trays got their names from the fibres of the mukru plants from which they were made. The mukru is also known as so-wa. The trays are used for all sorts of domestic activities such as carrying cassava/manioc flour. The trays have different patterns. A square tray with high sides and raised bottom, woven from plant fibre. The flat surface of the tray is woven in a pattern of alternating dark- and light-coloured concentric diamonds starting from the centre. The sides of the tray and the base are of light-coloured fibre only. The sides have been strengthened at the top and bottom by lengths of split cane or wood tied with string along each edge.
The trays are used for all sorts of domestic activities such as carrying cassava/manioc flour.