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Open Weave Basket with Leather Straps and Leather Corners
Open Weave Basket with Leather Straps and Leather Corners
Open Weave Basket with Leather Straps and Leather Corners
Open Weave Basket with Leather Straps and Leather Corners
Open Weave Basket with Leather Straps and Leather Corners
Open Weave Basket with Leather Straps and Leather Corners
Open Weave Basket with Leather Straps and Leather Corners
Open Weave Basket with Leather Straps and Leather Corners
Medina Mercantile

Open Weave Basket with Leather Straps and Leather Corners

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Exquisite Leather-Trimmed Baskets, featuring a captivating open palm weave design. The combination of fine leather accents and carefully crafted corners enhances the aesthetic appeal while providing added protection to the intricate weave. Each basket exudes a timeless elegance that seamlessly blends functionality with style.

Elevate your home decor and organization with these exceptional leather-trimmed baskets that effortlessly balance form and function. 

Perfect as a gathering basket for the garden, for picnics, or other outdoor adventures. Comes in four different sizes. 

Details:

  • Made in Morocco and imported by a multi-generational family 
  • Made from palm leaves and leather
  • Sizes are approximate as all baskets are handmade individually. Most fit these dimensions in length, width, and height: Small 7"x14", Medium 8"x15", Large 16" x 8" 10" or Extra Large 18" x 9" x 10"

Meet the Makers

30 years ago, John Wilson opened his first store in D.C., one of the first in the city to offer unique, handmade clothing, textiles, jewelry and artifacts imported from fine craftspeople around the world.  In 1994, Medina Mercantile began exclusively wholesaling, importing baskets, artifacts and clothing from Morocco.  

For three generations Medina has sought out only products that meet their eye for design and their ethical stand on production.  They believe in supporting work and production that keeps families and communities intact, and that allows the highest percentage of purchase price to go directly to the artisans.

The market totes and baskets are produced in Morocco, handwoven by artisans and rural farmers as a second income.  Each weave is particular to different regions in Morocco, based on tradition and available materials-- palm market baskets are traditional to the dryer regions of the country, such as Marrakesh, while the northern regions produce the flat weave water reed totes.  Medina's supplier, after living for many years in Norway as a shopkeeper, returned to Morocco where he travels throughout the country to find baskets that are then finished in work shops in Marrakesh with leather the focus of supporting traditional craftspeople and rural farmers, contributing to keeping rural economies viable.