Raffia Hat Bamboo Wind Chime

At the top of this wind chime sits a small woven raffia hat — a conical shape made from dried palm grass, the same material used in traditional rain hats across South and Southeast Asia. From its rim, bamboo tubes of varying lengths hang on separate cords, with wooden cross-shaped spacers placed at intervals along each strand. The tubes are raw, unfinished bamboo — no paint, no carving — just the natural colour and grain of the material. The effect is entirely organic: straw, bamboo, wood cord, all of it the same palette of warm natural brown.

There is something about this piece that reads as South Asian craftsmanship at its most honest — the hat form is immediately recognisable to anyone who has spent time in Nepal, Bali, Vietnam, or Thailand, and it carries that regional specificity without trying to be a souvenir. It is simply a wind chime with a woven top, and that woven top changes the whole character of the piece. Where other chimes have figures or faces or painted patterns, this one has texture — the tight weave of the raffia, the openness of the bamboo tubes, the delicate cross shapes of the wooden spacers.

Hung in a window with mountain or garden views behind it, the raffia hat frames the outside like a small painting. When wind moves through it, the bamboo tubes sound against each other in the low, hollow register that only bamboo can produce. Quiet. Unhurried. Entirely itself.

Element: Wood · Air · Plant

Energy: Simplicity · Flow · Organic Calm

Origin: Bamboo + raffia + wood — handcrafted, curated in Kathmandu

Care: Indoor or sheltered outdoor use. The raffia hat can lose shape in high humidity or direct rain — keep dry. Dust gently with a soft brush. Hang where airflow is gentle and consistent.

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