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English: This basket of Carrizo, (acalt in Nahua) a bamboo like cane found only above 1,500 feet was made by the Maya Chortis of Guatemala, but was bought in Copan Ruinas, Honduras, where the Maya Chortis do not have any carrizo on their land. In Honduras carrizo baskets are commonly made by the Lencas such as in Chinacla, La Paz. Carrizo is currently very scarce in Honduras as above 1,500 feet is also the preferred elevation for growing arábica coffee. This size basket (una tortillera) is generally used in Honduras to hold tortillas wrapped in a White cotton cloth, often embroidered. Larger baskets can hold up to 40 lbs. of bananas or rosquillas for sale. Carrizo baskets which held approximately 4 pounds (una medida) were the only form of measurement of goods sold in interior markets in Honduras still in the 1940's according to anthropologist Doris Z. Stone. This Carrizo basket is in the collection of the Burke Museum, University of Washington. |
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Copan Ruinas, Honduras
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