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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Taupou, post: 137778, member: 45&quot;]Komokwa is absolutely right.&nbsp; The large flared basket is African, from Botswana.&nbsp; The other two are Papago (Tohono O&#039;odham) from southern Arizona.</p><p><br /></p><p>Botswana (and similar baskets) are often mistaken for Native American Indian, because the weaving techniqiue, colors and patterns look pretty much the same.&nbsp; Both are coiled, with the same stitch joining the coils, both use tan and browns.</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s the material they are made from that sets them apart.&nbsp; The Indian baskets are made from yucca, and the African (and Pakistani) ones are made from palm fiber.&nbsp; Telling them apart takes some hands-on experience, and looking at a lot of (correctly identified) examples.&nbsp; But once you can distinguish the difference, there is no mistaking them, even from a photo.&nbsp; It&#039;s hard to describe, but generally I&#039;d say the palm fiber is more flexible, and has a more matte surface.&nbsp; Yucca will usually have a more golden look, palm fiber a slightly more ivory/tan color.</p><p><br /></p><p>Yucca baskets will develop a deeper gold color with age.&nbsp; They often start out a greenish/pale yellow, when freshly made.&nbsp; The darker gold color of these shows they were probably made in the 1950s/1970s period.&nbsp; The African one could be fresh off the boat.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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