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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Taupou, post: 1195319, member: 45&quot;]Identification of the material a basket is made from, is the most significant clue to where it was made.&nbsp; Unfortunately, that doesn&#039;t really apply to the type of baskets in photos #2 and #7, since a main reason raffia was used in most Arts and Craft baskets was that it was an inexpensive craft material, available for purchase all over. </p><p><br /></p><p>It therefore means that identifying where these rattan and raffia baskets were actually made, may be impossible to determine, and becomes basically insignificant.&nbsp; They became a universal craft item, not associated with any cultural tradition other than &quot;arts and crafts.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>True, the start is often associated with African baskets, but it is also easier to learn to make, and thus one actually illustrated in George Warton James&#039; book. </p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s the unique combination of material, construction technique, type of stitches used, colors, and design patterns that identifies where a particular basket is from.&nbsp; No African culture traditionally made baskets like #2 &amp; 7.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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