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<p>[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 9863840, member: 8267"]Where are you located, [USER=87774]@Carnivant[/USER]? Although baskets can travel quite far, it might be a clue as to this one's origin.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don't recognize it off hand, but it does not look like a recent type made for export. Coiled straw, stitched with a split material that I can't identify. It is interesting how the stitching element is reversed to create the design - dark exterior surface, with the lighter color created by the split face. The rim treatment would be described as a herringbone/false braid stitch. </p><p><br /></p><p>I will have to puzzle over this one for awhile.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 9863840, member: 8267"]Where are you located, [USER=87774]@Carnivant[/USER]? Although baskets can travel quite far, it might be a clue as to this one's origin. I don't recognize it off hand, but it does not look like a recent type made for export. Coiled straw, stitched with a split material that I can't identify. It is interesting how the stitching element is reversed to create the design - dark exterior surface, with the lighter color created by the split face. The rim treatment would be described as a herringbone/false braid stitch. I will have to puzzle over this one for awhile.[/QUOTE]
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