This beautiful beaded basket comes from the island of Sumatra in Indonesia. It was handcrafted using traditional techniques and materials by master artisans. Each basket is hand-woven of bamboo, covered with pieces of old batik cloth, and elaborately and laboriously hand-beaded and accented with nassa shells. One week before the wedding ceremony, the bride-to-be gives the prospective husband a beaded wedding basket. At the wedding he returns it to her filled with gifts.