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Basket and method of making basket

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Abstract

A basket is disclosed formed from a portion of a tree. The portion may be a portion of a trunk or a branch of a tree. The basket is formed so that it retains at least part of a natural outer form of the portion of the tree. The natural outer form may be the natural outer form of bark of the portion of the tree or may be the natural outer form of an inner wood section lying directly underneath the bark of the tree. The basket may include an integral handle. The basket may have a bottom, which is formed by cutting. A method is provided including removing a portion of a tree, wherein the portion includes a bark section and an inner wood section, wherein the inner wood section is surrounded by the bark section. A basket may be formed having an outer surface including a natural outer form of the portion of the tree.

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