Gallery of Collectible Miniature Baskets

This guide to baskets features a wide range of miniature or small scale baskets and will continue to grow as new photos arrive. Eventually there should be representative examples of many basket making styles which are available as miniatures in both the collectible art and scale miniature markets.

If you are examining baskets important criteria are:

• Condition
• Style - examples would be Nantucket, Shaker, Tlingit, Salish
• Technique - Coiled, Splinted, Caned, Twined, Plaited
• Materials - Bamboo, Rattan, Reed, Ash, Chestnut, Sweet Grass, Cedar Root, Cedar Bark, Spruce Root
• Maker or Attribution
• Workmanship
• Originality
• Unique Features