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<p>[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 506152, member: 8267"]I agree with [USER=45]@Taupou[/USER] that the first basket is probably Seri, from northwestern Sonora, Mexico. They use split stems and inner bark of torote, <i>Jatropha cuneata</i>, a desert bush. The reddish color is a dye traditionally made from the root of another plant, <i>Krameria grayi</i>. More recently, artificial dyes have been introduced, including that used for the black color. </p><p><img src="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSB-xXiiJjU3DFhpU13QM-OeJ3QgZt9YE3OQE5-u15IMm2SFUpk" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="https://legacy.lib.utexas.edu/taro/utlac/00358/lac-00358.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://legacy.lib.utexas.edu/taro/utlac/00358/lac-00358.html" rel="nofollow">https://legacy.lib.utexas.edu/taro/utlac/00358/lac-00358.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>For the second basket, I have seen the same open stitching used in traditional (and modern) coiled pine needle baskets, as well as some Asian baskets. But I cannot assign any particular origin to this one.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 506152, member: 8267"]I agree with [USER=45]@Taupou[/USER] that the first basket is probably Seri, from northwestern Sonora, Mexico. They use split stems and inner bark of torote, [I]Jatropha cuneata[/I], a desert bush. The reddish color is a dye traditionally made from the root of another plant, [I]Krameria grayi[/I]. More recently, artificial dyes have been introduced, including that used for the black color. [IMG]https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSB-xXiiJjU3DFhpU13QM-OeJ3QgZt9YE3OQE5-u15IMm2SFUpk[/IMG] [URL]https://legacy.lib.utexas.edu/taro/utlac/00358/lac-00358.html[/URL] For the second basket, I have seen the same open stitching used in traditional (and modern) coiled pine needle baskets, as well as some Asian baskets. But I cannot assign any particular origin to this one.[/QUOTE]
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