Guacamaya Handwoven Storage Basket - Small 5" x 8"

About the Item

Colorful handwoven baskets for storage. This handwoven, Fair Trade Guacamaya storage basket adds a unique touch to any home. With its colorful, rustic-contemporary design, this basket is a great addition to any kitchen, bedroom or living room. Enhance your home decor with this one-of-a-kind piece. Use it to store kitchen utensils, napkins, fruit, or just as a decoration. Our medium woven basket is an ideal basket to use for storage of children's toys and serve as a beautiful display on any shelf. This line of storage and decorative baskets were hand woven by a woman artisan cooperative from the Boyaca region of Colombia. Handwoven using a coil basket weaving technique, each individual basket is one of a kind in that no other is equal in design, making each basket special handmade treasures. Medium: 8"high x 10"diameter* *Natural variations in size may occur 100% natural un-dyed and dyed fique from Colombia Fique is a Colombian fiber commonly used for rug and basket weaving. The fiber comes from the family of agave plants, and like hemp, it does not need any fertilizers or pesticides to grow. Making this fiber an natural organic fiber. It is also a fiber that needs very little water to grow, making it a very resourceful fiber and a great sustainable option for natural fibers. For the best lifetime of fique baskets is to keep them dry and indoors. Avoid submerging in water. If used as a planter, I recommend using it as a cache basket, and not as the direct container of soil & water. If using outdoors, I would recommend in a covered porch/roofed area. Excessive direct exposure to sun could cause natural wear/discoloration over time, but it would take a really long time for that to happen!

Dimensions:

Height: 5 in (12.7 cm)Diameter: 8 in (20.32 cm)

Style:

Bohemian (In the Style Of)

Materials and Techniques:

Palmwood,Hand-Woven

Place of Origin:

Colombia

Period:

2010-

Date of Manufacture:

2023