| Miniature Burden Basket
Basket Weaver: Margie Robertson
Size: approximately 3" diameter and 3" deep with
buckskin edging and fringe.
$25
In the old days, "burden baskets were made
by the women for use as the name implies to carry burdens.
The long strap went over the shoulder and the basket was
filled with whatever the burden happened to be. Most
likely berries, pinon nuts, acorns, etc. A large
basket, filled, could weigh 25 pounds or a little over ten
kilos. That would be a burden! Today basket
weaving is a lost art.
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