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<p>[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 484595, member: 8267"]I agree with [USER=2844]@Any Jewelry[/USER] that it is Southeast Asian, although I have never been sure about the identity of that stiff, thinly divided material. It might be rattan. The base construction is typical of Asian baskets, but the sides are done in a technique that is often called "Madeira", after a typical type made in Madeira, Portugal. It shows up everywhere, like this example from Scotland made of willow:</p><p><img src="http://wovencommunities.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/IMG_3084-crop.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="https://wovencommunities.org/collection/bannock-baskets-in-the-madeira-style/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://wovencommunities.org/collection/bannock-baskets-in-the-madeira-style/" rel="nofollow">https://wovencommunities.org/collection/bannock-baskets-in-the-madeira-style/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I have also seen it in medieval illuminations:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]161824[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>It also turns up in some Native American baskets, such as this Hupa basket:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]161826[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Who knows who influenced whom, or if the technique was independently developed. Only so many things you can do with a bunch of sticks.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 484595, member: 8267"]I agree with [USER=2844]@Any Jewelry[/USER] that it is Southeast Asian, although I have never been sure about the identity of that stiff, thinly divided material. It might be rattan. The base construction is typical of Asian baskets, but the sides are done in a technique that is often called "Madeira", after a typical type made in Madeira, Portugal. It shows up everywhere, like this example from Scotland made of willow: [IMG]http://wovencommunities.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/IMG_3084-crop.jpg[/IMG] [URL]https://wovencommunities.org/collection/bannock-baskets-in-the-madeira-style/[/URL] I have also seen it in medieval illuminations: [ATTACH=full]161824[/ATTACH] It also turns up in some Native American baskets, such as this Hupa basket: [ATTACH=full]161826[/ATTACH] Who knows who influenced whom, or if the technique was independently developed. Only so many things you can do with a bunch of sticks.[/QUOTE]
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