AMASAJA is a group of more than 50 women artisans from two villages close to Chiquimula who use palm and coconut leaves to weave baskets. The group originally wove hats, brooms, and mats from the palm fronds, but these items don’t sell at a high price. Now, the artisans make artfully crafted baskets and earn a higher price for their work so that they can better support their families.

Large Lidded Vessel Basket

$25.00 $20.00

This fun lidded basket is reminiscent of the basket of snake charmers of ancient Egypt. Basket is handmade from white palm with a diamond pattern. The basket has a tightly fitting lid and measures 6 1/2" in diameter at base, 9" in height without lid, and 6 1/2" in diameter at mouth.

This fair trade basket is handmade by Amasaja, a group of more than 50 women artisans from two villages close to Chiquimula, Guatemala who use palm and coconut leaves to weave baskets. The group originally wove hats, brooms, and mats from the palm fronds, but these items don’t sell at a high price. Now, the artisans make these artfully crafted baskets and earn a higher price for their work so that they can better support their families.  

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Rectangular Palm Jewelry Box with Floral Decoration

$8.00

This charming jewelry box is hand-woven with palm leaves and features an attached top. It measures 3.75 in x 2.5 in and is 1.5 in tall.

This fair trade basket is handmade by Amasaja, a group of more than 50 women artisans from two villages close to Chiquimula, Guatemala who use palm and coconut leaves to weave baskets. The sale of this product helps the artisans to support their families and supports Sharing the Dream's programming in Guatemala.  

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Square Palm Box with Attached Top

$10.00

This stylish squarepalm leaf basket is great for keeping small items safe. It measures 4.5 in x 4.5in and 3in tall and has an attached top.

This fair trade basket is handmade by Amasaja, a group of more than 50 women artisans from two villages close to Chiquimula, Guatemala who use palm and coconut leaves to weave baskets. The sale of this product helps the artisans to support their families and supports Sharing the Dream's programming in Guatemala.  

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Palm Box with Floral Design

$16.00

This box was handcrafted with palm leaves and features a beautiful floral design on the attached top. The box measures 6.5in x 6.5in x 3in.

This fair trade basket box is handmade by Amasaja, a group of more than 50 women artisans from two villages close to Chiquimula, Guatemala who use palm and coconut leaves to weave baskets. The sale of this product helps the artisans to support their families and supports Sharing the Dream's programming in Guatemala.  

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Small Circular Palm Jewelry Box with Floral Decoration

$8.00

This circular jewelry box is handcrafted with palm leaves and decorated flower topis a great place to keep your most treasured objects. It measures approximately 2.5 in tall and has a 2.5 in diameter.

This fair trade basket is handmade by Amasaja, a group of more than 50 women artisans from two villages close to Chiquimula, Guatemala who use palm and coconut leaves to weave baskets. The sale of this product helps the artisans to support their families and supports Sharing the Dream's programming in Guatemala.  

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Small Palm Jewelry Box with Pointed Top

$8.00

This small jewelry box features a unique design with a detached top. It measures 4 inches tall with the top and is slightly more than 2 inches tall without the top. The diameter is 2 inches across.

This fair trade basket is handmade by Amasaja, a group of more than 50 women artisans from two villages close to Chiquimula, Guatemala who use palm and coconut leaves to weave baskets. The sale of this product helps the artisans to support their families and supports Sharing the Dream's programming in Guatemala.  

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Oval Palm Jewelry Box with Three Colors

$9.00

This small oval shaped jewelry box is the perfect place to keep all of your jewelry safe. It features three different colors of palm leaves and measures 5 in. long x 3 in. wide x 3 in. tall.

This fair trade basket is handmade by Amasaja, a group of more than 50 women artisans from two villages close to Chiquimula, Guatemala who use palm and coconut leaves to weave baskets. The sale of this product helps the artisans to support their families and supports Sharing the Dream's programming in Guatemala.  

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Zig Zag Basket

$16.00

This unique basket could be used in the kitchen, office or any other room. It is woven from palm leaves and is two different colors and is characterized by a zig-zag design. Basket measures 8" high and 6" at the mouth.

This fair trade basket is handmade by Amasaja, a group of more than 50 women artisans from two villages close to Chiquimula, Guatemala who use palm and coconut leaves to weave baskets. The group originally wove hats, brooms, and mats from the palm fronds, but these items don’t sell at a high price. Now, the artisans make these artfully crafted baskets and earn a higher price for their work so that they can better support their families.  

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Oval Tiered Basket

$16.00 $12.00

This oval shaped basket is reminiscent of a bicycle basket. Basket is hand woven using white and brown palm and features different weaving techniques to give the basket different textured tiers. Measures 8" x 5" at base, 6" in height in middle and 6 1/2" in height on sides, 9 3/4" x 5" at the mouth.

This fair trade basket is handmade by Amasaja, a group of more than 50 women artisans from two villages close to Chiquimula, Guatemala who use palm and coconut leaves to weave baskets. The group originally wove hats, brooms, and mats from the palm fronds, but these items don’t sell at a high price. Now, the artisans make these artfully crafted baskets and earn a higher price for their work so that they can better support their families.  

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