Vintage Southwest Style Small Wicker Basket

A beautiful wicker basket that is done in the style of an Apache Native American basket. Let me be clear that a true Apache/Hopi/Navajo basket would cost $400 to thousands depending on age and style. Often these are ceremonial pieces. All handmade and beautiful colors indeed. These baskets are more decorative and should be lined with wax paper if you put fruit in them and use as a fruit basket. These handmade baskets are quality reproductions done in the Southwest style from Pakistan in a number of rural villages. They are tightly woven and made in the traditional way by wrapping dyed palm leaves over a coiled bundle of river grass and then hand-stitched each wrapped to the previous coil. The more wraps and stitches, the finer the basket. You will see minor imperfections as this is a complex and tedious process. A single basket takes weeks to weave, depending on the size, fineness of weave and complexity of design. A great addition to a farmhouse or country home. This works just great with a mid century stylized home. I have them all over my house and they share space with my Eames and Milo Baughman furniture. These baskets can be both hung on a wall, put on a shelf or functionally used. Care should be made as these baskets can get destroyed with fruit leaking onto the weave as it will absorb and get stained. Dimensions Height: 1.75" Diameter: 6"