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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Taupou, post: 59245, member: 45&quot;]I&#039;d agree, definitely not Native American.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>No Native American basket weavers use this particular construction technique.&nbsp; It&#039;s called a wrapped coil, with a wrapped stitch join.&nbsp; You can therefore see a space between the coils, and the wrapped stitch that joins the coils often makes an additional textured pattern or design on the surface.</p><p><br /></p><p>This technique is used by some African tribes, and more commonly, in Mexico.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s often difficult to positively identify some contemporary baskets, because they may be influenced by baskets from other cultures, and unless you know for sure what material it is made from, it may be hard to pin down.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The material is pretty much like the DNA of a basket.&nbsp; Everything else can be duplicated by an experienced basket maker anywhere in the world, but what it is woven from can narrow it down to a specific location.&nbsp; That is, if it is woven from traditional local materials, which are seldom exported.&nbsp; Raffia and rattan have been available on the market for years, and now with synthetic materials being used in basketry, it gets more complicated.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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