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<p>[QUOTE="Taupou, post: 8341745, member: 45"]The material it is made of looks more like a type of rush used in Asian baskets, than in an Indian basket, and the colored bands don't look quite "right," in that they almost appear painted on. Plus the start on the bottom of the basket doesn't look like any Indian basket start that I've seen.</p><p><br /></p><p>And, although the Klamath used a local rush-type material in their basketry, the stitching doesn't resemble that used by the Klamath. Nor were they ever known for using red in their baskets. So in my best judgement, I would say it isn't Native American Indian.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Taupou, post: 8341745, member: 45"]The material it is made of looks more like a type of rush used in Asian baskets, than in an Indian basket, and the colored bands don't look quite "right," in that they almost appear painted on. Plus the start on the bottom of the basket doesn't look like any Indian basket start that I've seen. And, although the Klamath used a local rush-type material in their basketry, the stitching doesn't resemble that used by the Klamath. Nor were they ever known for using red in their baskets. So in my best judgement, I would say it isn't Native American Indian.[/QUOTE]
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