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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manybooks, post: 408187, member: 8267&quot;]It is a coiled basket, wool yarn over indeterminate fiber core. Perhaps African, but the shape and materials are not typical. There is a chance it is the product of a hobbyist. I will keep looking.</p><p><br /></p><p>Perhaps a small tourist version of an Ethiopian basket used to hold a tray of food:</p><p><img src="https://ethiopianfood.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/mesobs.jpg?w=500&amp;h=335" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="https://ethiopianfood.wordpress.com/2013/04/01/setting-the-ethiopian-table/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://ethiopianfood.wordpress.com/2013/04/01/setting-the-ethiopian-table/" rel="nofollow">https://ethiopianfood.wordpress.com/2013/04/01/setting-the-ethiopian-table/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The design patterns look similar to some Ethiopian baskets:<img src="https://www.thespruce.com/thmb/mDwijsquwFPAXm6FDFGdo2O121w=/450x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/3-56a529cc3df78cf772869f90.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="https://www.thespruce.com/intriguing-things-ethiopian-baskets-tell-you-1975665" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.thespruce.com/intriguing-things-ethiopian-baskets-tell-you-1975665" rel="nofollow">https://www.thespruce.com/intriguing-things-ethiopian-baskets-tell-you-1975665</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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