Vintage Tarahumara Miniature Basket - Hand Woven Pine Needles Made in Mexico

Vintage Handmade Basket woven with Pine Needles. Possibly 194Os or 50s - Excellent Vintage Condition - No holes - weaving all intact - Very tightly woven. Circa 2.75” H x 4.5” Diameter at the widest point The Tarahumara, or self-called Rarámuri, are Middle American Natives. They are one of the largest indigenous tribes in North America with nearly 100,000 people. The majority are concentrated in the highlands of the Sierra Madre Occidental, the Chihuahua State in Northern Mexico in Barranca de Cobre (“Copper Canyon”). Pottery, blanket weaving, and basketry are the chief crafts practiced. Handmade Sold As Is