This one actually has a bit more interesting construction than the others - less of a professional basketmaker's style. The photos are not clear...
Duh.....:banghead:
Split bamboo.
Probably honeysuckle, or similar vine, based on the little tendril nub visible in the 4th photo. I would need a clear photo of surface detail to...
A willow style, but the material looks like something else - I can see a center line running along each "rod" which doesn't look right. It doesn't...
Asian, split bamboo and rattan.
I wish I had a pair of those for these last few sub-zero days.:nailbiting::arghh:
Buff willow, with a band of white willow near the top. Probably European, within the last 30 years (as a guess - not particularly old). Nice...
I am sorry to say that most of the baskets you have posted so far are very common types, which can be picked up at thrift stores for one or two...
Yes, willow. Traditionally used as a gathering/flower basket for long stemmed things.
I quit at $565. It went for $590 (+ at least 10% buyer's fee). As usual, no telling how high it would have gone if I kept bidding. More than I...
Could be chamois. Both are essentially oil tanned, with the grain layer removed. It can be difficult to determine species when the grain is...
It does look like brain tanned leather. Custom made bell bottoms from the '60s?
Final report: too rich for my blood.
The basketry is (again) willow. Can't tell what the bottom board is.
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...
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I think the technical description would be "interchanging double cloth".
It looks handwoven, perhaps on a small tapestry loom. Can you please post photos of the front and back of one of the bottom corners, where the...
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