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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Taupou, post: 397194, member: 45&quot;]I agree, it&#039;s a makenge root basket from Zambia.&nbsp; They were, for years, a traditional wedding gift, and were commonly handed down through generations.&nbsp; Many of the older ones had obvious repairs, where the coils had broken over the years.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>When makenge root baskets started appearing on the decorator market, they looked much like this one, but lately have taken on the look of the repaired baskets.&nbsp; So there are now two &quot;styles&quot; of the baskets.&nbsp; Whether the &quot;repaired&quot; ones are actually old, or not, I don&#039;t know.&nbsp; Maybe some are, but the ones you see on decorator web sites, probably not.&nbsp; However, the distinctive raised stitches used to create the design pattern on the surface of the basket, has remained the main identifying feature over the years.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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