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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manybooks, post: 4400676, member: 8267&quot;]Your basket is made of rattan (reed), which you can recognize by the very even diameter along the length of each element, and the linear striations. The technique is a variety of &quot;stake and strand&quot;, which was traditionally made using willow. (You can recognize willow by its tapering diameter along the length of an element, and leaf scars.) The term &quot;wicker&quot; seems to be derived from old Scandinavian words for willow, and the methods of stake and strand basketry are well adapted to the characteristics of willow as a weaving material. But wicker is now used to describe baskets made with similar techniques using a variety of materials.</p><p><br /></p><p>Rattan is a product of a variety of related climbing palms, native to southeast Asia. It has been imported for use in western basketry and furniture since the mid 19th century. </p><p><br /></p><p>Your basket appears well made, and may have been made either in Asia or in the west. Its value is largely functional and/or decorative.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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