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<p>[QUOTE="Taupou, post: 490190, member: 45"]It's African, but that doesn't narrow it down too much. I'd say probably Ghana, but similar baskets are made in several other African countries. It looks like coiled palm fiber, as far as material goes.</p><p><br /></p><p>I agree, it does appear to be the lid to a large storage basket. Especially if that raised pattern in the weaving extends across the other side of the area that isn't shown, that would indicate it's a lid, rather than the bottom of a shallow basket.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Taupou, post: 490190, member: 45"]It's African, but that doesn't narrow it down too much. I'd say probably Ghana, but similar baskets are made in several other African countries. It looks like coiled palm fiber, as far as material goes. I agree, it does appear to be the lid to a large storage basket. Especially if that raised pattern in the weaving extends across the other side of the area that isn't shown, that would indicate it's a lid, rather than the bottom of a shallow basket.[/QUOTE]
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