Shallow Pine Needle Basket, Guatemala

This beautiful little basket is perfect for holding small items or for display.  It is made of grasses native to Guatemala. pine needles and raffia.  You will love the fresh smell of pine this basket brings into your home.  This will make a lovely fair trade gift. Measures 8" in diameter by 1.5" high Pine needles, pajon grass and raffia. ABOUT THE ARTISANS   The women who handcraft our pine needle baskets go out together, often to quite distant places, to collect the longest pine needles they can find and then stitch them together with raffia and native grasses. As beneficiaries of Fair Trade, the women earn regular income, allowing them to feed their families, send their children to school and harbor hopes for a better future.