This is for you, Shiva Rose: That basket you're obsessing about from Mecox Gardens? We found something similar for a quarter of the price.
Above: Hand-made Woven Baskets made of banana and mesthea fiber with natural leather handles; prices range from $340 to $450, depending on size, at Mecox Gardens.
Above: Bolga Basket made in Ghana of vetevera grass with leather handles; $89 at Baskets from Africa.