Seri Baskets
  Seri Indian women have been making and using baskets for hundreds of years. Their baskets continue to be used for day-to-day activities such as holding firewood, balanced on their head for carrying.
  Indian women gather the fibrous, flexible branches of the Limberbush (Jatropha cuneata), peal away the outer bark and strip out the inner fibers into two categories: course, for the inner coil and fine, for wrapping the coil. The wrapping fibers are either used al naturale providing a near-white color, or dyed using a plant root bark for amber, or a commercial dye for a black color.
  Learn more about the Seri Indians.

Tarahumara Baskets
  Tarahumaran basket makers (primarily Indian women) collect native long pine needles and sotol, a type of agave, to weave utilitarian and decorative basketry both large and small.
  Most baskets are “double woven” wherein they start at the bottom weaving the inside layer, fold over the top and weave down the outside, creating a smooth tight fabric which shows none of the ends.
  The Indian women often include basket covers as baskets are used for storage in this culture without closets, cupboards or dresser drawers.
   Learn more about the Tarahumara Indians and Copper Canyon.

Embera & Wounaan Indian Baskets
  Embera & Wounaan basket makers (primarily Indian women) collect fibers from wild palm trees which are colorfully dyed with extracts of plant leaves, bark and mud, to weave incredibly tight coiled baskets decorated with pre-Columbian geometric designs and bird and insect motifs.
  They live in the rainforest of the Darien Wilderness on the Panama/Columbia border.