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<p>[QUOTE="komokwa, post: 97926, member: 301"]Well Miss....I should have looked more carefully at your photo for the size .</p><p>My bad.</p><p>Yes, that's a good size for an Appalachian Buttocks basket.....and a great score at the price !</p><p><br /></p><p>Here's the secret to basket knowledge.....</p><p>Good books</p><p>25 years of study</p><p>Hands on , touching and sniffing and holding and eyeing of as many baskets as you can get your little paddy paws on.</p><p>A love & respect for the craft.</p><p><br /></p><p>With all that you can't go wrong......& if sometimes you do....that's called learning too !!</p><p>The books are the key .</p><p>Google can not make up for a stack of good books, expertly written with high quality photo's.</p><p>Once you know what you're looking for ...or at , Google is a fine tool & so's eBay for research, but like Taupou suggested , you can't always trust the descriptions there so it's best to have your own knowledge going in.</p><p><br /></p><p>For starters....I'd point you in the direction of ...</p><p>American Baskets by Shaw</p><p>Art of the Basket by Sentance</p><p>Baskets by Nancy Schiffer</p><p><br /></p><p>Study these 3 books....& you'll think you're a freakin expert........& your collection will improve dramatically !</p><p><br /></p><p>I looked long and hard for the two at the top of the bookcase.</p><p>They're both older and 16 & 17 inches long.</p><p>The smaller one's underneath are old pre genocide Tutsi friendship baskets.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now get out there......& happy collecting !!! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>PS....One thing I've learned over time......a broken basket will always be just that....a broken basket ![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="komokwa, post: 97926, member: 301"]Well Miss....I should have looked more carefully at your photo for the size . My bad. Yes, that's a good size for an Appalachian Buttocks basket.....and a great score at the price ! Here's the secret to basket knowledge..... Good books 25 years of study Hands on , touching and sniffing and holding and eyeing of as many baskets as you can get your little paddy paws on. A love & respect for the craft. With all that you can't go wrong......& if sometimes you do....that's called learning too !! The books are the key . Google can not make up for a stack of good books, expertly written with high quality photo's. Once you know what you're looking for ...or at , Google is a fine tool & so's eBay for research, but like Taupou suggested , you can't always trust the descriptions there so it's best to have your own knowledge going in. For starters....I'd point you in the direction of ... American Baskets by Shaw Art of the Basket by Sentance Baskets by Nancy Schiffer Study these 3 books....& you'll think you're a freakin expert........& your collection will improve dramatically ! I looked long and hard for the two at the top of the bookcase. They're both older and 16 & 17 inches long. The smaller one's underneath are old pre genocide Tutsi friendship baskets. Now get out there......& happy collecting !!! :):):):) PS....One thing I've learned over time......a broken basket will always be just that....a broken basket ![/QUOTE]
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