Harvest Basket

This gorgeous Harvest Basket has deep sides to hold the season's bounty or your current craft project - but you might want to simply display its intricately woven interior. Handmade of pine needles and pajón, a native grass found near Lake Atitlán in Guatemala by Mayan Hands artisan partners who designed this basket. Stunning! Pine needles, pajón and raffia 12" across, 4" high Mayan Hands began its activities in the early 1990s, founded by Fredy and Brenda Rosenbaum, both natives of Guatemala. Brenda had lived and conducted anthropology research for many years in Mayan communities in both Guatemala and Chiapas, Mexico, where she was graced with generous hospitality and friendship. She witnessed the hard-working lives and the amazing talent of the Mayan people she knew, as well as the effects of the marginalization and discrimination they have endured for centuries. At the time when Mayan Hands embarked on its work, many Mayan communities were engulfed in the Guatemalan ci