MexicoEtc Dollhouse Miniatures - Handmade Miniature Baskets made in Mexico.

Baskets

The folkart of Mexico does not just include lifesize art. Miniatures such as MexicoEtc offers are also considered folk art - an art that is perilously close to being lost forever. Unless the craftsmen who make these tiny objects find new outlets to sell their work, they will be forced to abandon a craft that may have been in their families for generations. When you purchase miniatures from MexicoEtc, you not only purchase an excellent product but you also help the artists whose livelihood depends on continuing to sell their work.

Size of Miniatures – All measurements are approximate as all items are hand crafted and may differ one from the other. Be sure to read each description as some items are not actually to-scale but we offer them because they are unusual and might possibly fit into your collection.

Wholesale Pricing: We offer wholesale and large quantity discount pricing.
Please e-mail Marianne Carlson at mariannecarlson@gmail.com with your particular requirements.
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BAS-CR
Cuna
(Cradle)
1-½”L 1¼”D 1¾”H
Handmade cradle in natural color.
$2.00

BAS-LACE
Tres Canastas
(3-Basket Set)
Largest basket is 1-½”H 1-3/8”W
Handmade lacy-weave baskets,
Set of 3: $2.00

BAS-RECT
Canasta Rectangular
(Rectangular Basket)
2-½”L 1-1/8”D 1-¾”H
Handmade rectangular-shaped
basket, natural color.
$.75

BAS-SHP
Canasta con Mango
(Basket with Handle)
Set of 3: $1.00
Small: 1/4 ” W 9/16”H
Medium: 7/8” W 1-1/4”H
Large: 1"diameter x 1”H
Handmade round basket with handle, natural color.
$.40

BAS-FLAT
Canasta Llano
(Flat Basket)
2" diameter
$.40

BAS-MUL1
Canasta con Multi Colores
(Multi-colored Basket)
1-1/4”H 1-3/8”W
$2.00

BAS-MUL3
Canasta con Multi Colores
(Multi-colored Basket)
1-3/4”H 1”W
$1.75

BAS-MUL4
Canasta con Multi Colores
(Multi-colored Basket)
1-3/4"H x 1”round
$1.75

Baskets The folkart of Mexico does not just include lifesize art. Miniatures such as MexicoEtc offers are also considered folk art - an art that is perilously close to being lost forever. Unless the craftsmen who make these tiny objects find new outlets to sell their work, they will be forced to abandon a craft that may have been in their families for generations. When you purchase miniatures from MexicoEtc, you not only purchase an excellent product but you also help the artists whose livelihood depends on continuing to sell their work.
Size of Miniatures – All measurements are approximate as all items are hand crafted and may differ one from the other. Be sure to read each description as some items are not actually to-scale but we offer them because they are unusual and might possibly fit into your collection. Wholesale Pricing: We offer wholesale and large quantity discount pricing. Please e-mail Marianne Carlson at mariannecarlson@gmail.com with your particular requirements. Click on the pictures to see enlarged view

Before agriculture, before ceramics, 6,000 years before Christ there was basketry. As cultures developed, crude baskets became important for carrying food along trade routes. The folkart craft of weaving baskets by hand continues today utilizing a wide variety of plants, including rushes, reeds and grasses, leaves of palm trees, willow twigs, cane and fibers derived from various types of cactus plants.

BAS-CR Cuna (Cradle) 1-½”L 1¼”D 1¾”H Handmade cradle in natural color. $2.00	BAS-LACE Tres Canastas *(3-Basket Set)* Largest basket is 1-½”H 1-3/8”W Handmade lacy-weave baskets, Set of 3: $2.00	BAS-RECT Canasta Rectangular (Rectangular Basket) 2-½”L 1-1/8”D 1-¾”H Handmade rectangular-shaped basket, natural color. $.75

	BAS-SHP Canasta con Mango *(Basket with Handle)* Set of 3: $1.00 Small: 1/4 ” W 9/16”H Medium: 7/8” W 1-1/4”H Large: 1"diameter x 1”H Handmade round basket with handle, natural color. $.40	BAS-TOR Chiquilmites (Tortilla Basket) Handmade tortilla baskets are used to keep the Mexican “staff of life” warm, natural color. Set of 3: $1.50 Small: 1/4 ” W 1/4”H Medium: 1/2” W 1/2”H Large: 3/4" W x 3/4”H Or $.45 each

BAS-FLAT Canasta Llano (Flat Basket) 2" diameter $.40
These baskets are some of our best sellers. Handcrafted, these baskets would fit in with any style of dollhouse.

BAS-MUL1 Canasta con Multi Colores *(Multi-colored Basket)* 1-1/4”H 1-3/8”W $2.00	BAS-MUL2 Canasta con Multi Colores *(Multi-colored Basket)* 1”H 1-15/16”W $1.75	BAS-MUL3 Canasta con Multi Colores *(Multi-colored Basket)* 1-3/4”H 1”W $1.75

BAS-MUL4 Canasta con Multi Colores *(Multi-colored Basket)* 1-3/4"H x 1”round $1.75