Handy for bread but the compact shape and great feel of this basket makes it useful throughout the home. Hand woven from highly renewable water hyacinth. Weave doubles over to create rim. Handmade by our artisan friends at Mai Handicrafts in Vietnam. Mai Handcrafts was started by two social workers who were concerned about improving the lives of street children and single mothers in Ho Chi Minh City and ethnic minorities in mountain villages. Building on the belief that social development is intricately tied to economic self-reliance, Mai Handcrafts reaches out to artisans in underserved areas providing marketing and training and returning some of the profits from the sales of handcrafts to fund social work projects. 14"l x 7 1/2"w x 3"h