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Gallery of Collectible Miniature Baskets

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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

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  1. Tlingit Rattle Top Spruce Root BasketTlingit Rattle Top Spruce Root Basket circa 1900 from the Douglas Reynolds Gallery
  2. Tlingit Spruce Root BasketTlingit Spruce Root Basket circa 1900 from the Douglas Reynolds Gallery
  3. Salish Cedar Root Rectangluar Footed BasketSmall Salish Rectangular Footed Basket of Cedar Root from the Douglas Reynolds Gallery
  4. Kliklitat Woven Cedar Bark Burden BasketKliklitat Woven Cedar Burden Basket from Douglas Reynolds Gallery
  5. Coiled Interior Salish Burden Basket in 1:12 ScaleDollhouse scale replica of an Interior Salish Burden Basket created by Mona Saemerow
  6. Cane Basket in 1:12 ScaleDollhouse Scale Woven Cane Basket - French
  7. Split Bamboo Shopping Basket 1:12 ScaleDollhouse scale split bamboo shopping basket
  8. Bamboo Splint Flower Basket 1:12 ScaleDollhouse scale flower basket made from bamboo splints.
  9. 1:12 Scale Dollhouse Woven Grass BasketInexpensive dollhouse scale basket woven of grass
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