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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;all_fakes, post: 351498, member: 55&quot;]Thousands of styles of these are made on Lombok; as others say, there is no real significance.&nbsp; The top may be flat, carved, pierced, or painted; giraffe, hippo, frog, fish.&nbsp;&nbsp; You can see a selection by searching for &quot;Lombok basket.&quot;&nbsp; </p><p>The key identifier is the pierced wood on top and bottom.&nbsp;&nbsp; In many examples, the bottom piece will be a small disc or flat plate and the top similarly attached to the rattan.</p><p>They are often mistaken for baskets from other cultures, and you&#039;ll see them on ebay as Eskimo, Aleut, Northwest Coast; Makah.....I&#039;ve seen them listed as &quot;baleen basket.&quot; </p><p>There are specific differences in the weaving techniques used by all these cultures; but those differences are not obvious without some study.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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