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Handmade Native Indian Style Decorative Coil BasketYour purchase helps the artisans who make these beautiful crafts, provides them with living wages, and keeps the customs and traditions alive for the families who have been doing this for generations. Please read the description and About Us page for more information. Move Mouse over Picture to Enlarge Description Size: Approx. 14.5" diameter, 2.5" deep (37 cm diameter, 6.5 cm deep). This hand-woven coil basket comes from a rural village in the beautiful Indus Valley region of Pakistan, where basket weaving dates back thousands of years. Use it to organize desk clutter, or as a decorative piece on your wall or table. It also makes an affordable and unique gift for anyone who loves tribal and native handmade pieces of art. This basket is woven by wrapping dyed palm leaves over a coiled bundle of river grass. The palm leaves are boiled in hot water using the appropriate colored dye. These leaves are then used along with the natural tone leaves to weave the basket. Sometimes these leaves are dyed multiple times to obtain the desired color. This is a continuous stitch coil basket where a stitch to the previous coil is done at every wrap of the palm leaf around the grass coil. Such a basket can take many days, and depending on the design, sometimes weeks to weave. This basket is woven using a similar technique as the African and Native American Indian baskets. It is however NOT woven by Native American Indians. This technique of making continuous stitch coil baskets has been used for thousands of years in the village cultures in Africa, North America, and the Indus Valley region of modern-day Pakistan. Similarity in designs and motifs appear in different cultures because folk art travels just as people travel. Over time various cultures borrow and get inspired from each other. This happens both ways, and provides a natural evolution of art. The Indus River region is known as a 'Cradle of Civilization', and is one of the oldest civilizations known to the world. Archaeologists have found fossils of Homo sapiens in the area which date back 50,000 years. An urban society known as the Indus Civilization developed here around 3,000 BC. The basket pictured is the exact basket that you will receive. Save on Shipping By purchasing more than one item from our store or auctions, and paying for them at the same time, you will receive a shipping discount. The discount will be calculated automatically by eBay and will be shown during your checkout procedure. To take advantage of this discount, you must purchase the items within seven days of each other and pay for them at the same time. Payment and Return Policy Your 100% satisfaction is guaranteed. Please refer to our About Us page for further details on our Payment and Return policy. Join our Mailing List Even if you do not purchase from us, please do Join Our Mailing List. Make sure you select the Receive "General Interest" newsletters from altamont_trading checkbox in the Email Preferences section on the signup page. This way we will keep you informed about our special promotions, and when we add exciting new products to our eBay store. Contact Us We love to hear from our customers, and anyone who is interested in our products. Please share your thoughts on how we can further help these poor but talented artisans in the developing world. You may contact us by using eBay's Contact Member link/button, or by sending us an email directly to altamont_trading@yahoo.com. Your comments and suggestions are our most valuable resource, and we always appreciate hearing from you. Please visit our eBay Store for other exciting items, and add us to your Favorite Sellers list to receive information on new items, promotions and special offers. Powered by eBay Turbo Lister The free listing tool. List your items fast and easy and manage your active items.
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