Vintage Tarahumara Miniature Basket with Lid - Hand Woven Pine Needles

Handmade Basket with Lid woven with Pine Needles. Beautiful Spiral Weave on Lid & Bottom of Basket. Very old - Possibly 194Os,50s or older. Excellent Vintage Condition - No holes - weaving all intact - Very tightly woven. Circa 2” H with Lid x 4” Diameterat 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