A Red Dao women in Ban Ba 2 Hamlet posing for a photo with her hand crafted bamboo basket.

Bamboo and rattan are the main materials to make these baskets. They are designed with many different size, depending on the purpose of use and the age of the users. Normally, bamboo baskets of the Red Dao people in Ban Ba Hamlet are woven with a large of beautiful details such as the side loops made of small branches, the wrapped verticals, the braiding on the rim and bottom square. These multi-purpose utility product are suitable for storing and serving dry food items, fruits and vegetables.

Coming to Ban Ba 2 Hamlet, visitors can easily see the Red Dao women carrying bamboo baskets on their backs to go to the fields and markets. The most impressive thing is the image of innocent baby sitting inside the hand crafted bamboo basket, following their mothers to the market with round eyes.

Today, there are many products which can be replaced of the bamboo baskets, but the Red Dao people in Ban Ba 2 hamlet always consider the woven basket as an important thing. This is also a unique culture beauty of the Dao ethnic minority group that needs to be preserved and developed.