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<p>[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 481843, member: 8267"]Your basket is made of willow. Varieties of willow have been cultivated for centuries for basket making. In yours, whole rods are used for the foundation, and it looks like split/skeined rods have been used for the side weave (I can't quite see for sure in your photograph). Yours is what would be called "buff" willow, which is willow that has been dried after harvest, and then boiled to loosen and remove the bark. During the boiling the tannins in the bark stain the willow that pleasant shade of brown. This method of processing was developed in the mid to late 19th century and is still in use. (There is also "white" willow, which is peeled shortly after harvest, without boiling, and so retains its white color; and some baskets are made with the bark still on, known as "brown" willow.) The shape is very common, and has been made for many years. As [USER=2844]@Any Jewelry[/USER] says, still in use. Hard to say how old yours is - the latches may be most diagnostic of age.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 481843, member: 8267"]Your basket is made of willow. Varieties of willow have been cultivated for centuries for basket making. In yours, whole rods are used for the foundation, and it looks like split/skeined rods have been used for the side weave (I can't quite see for sure in your photograph). Yours is what would be called "buff" willow, which is willow that has been dried after harvest, and then boiled to loosen and remove the bark. During the boiling the tannins in the bark stain the willow that pleasant shade of brown. This method of processing was developed in the mid to late 19th century and is still in use. (There is also "white" willow, which is peeled shortly after harvest, without boiling, and so retains its white color; and some baskets are made with the bark still on, known as "brown" willow.) The shape is very common, and has been made for many years. As [USER=2844]@Any Jewelry[/USER] says, still in use. Hard to say how old yours is - the latches may be most diagnostic of age.[/QUOTE]
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