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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Taupou, post: 4262466, member: 45&quot;]#1 is <u>probably</u> Tohono O&#039;odham, formerly called Papago, from Arizona.&nbsp; It is the only Native American basket in the group.&nbsp; The rest are African, made by the Hausa.</p><p><br /></p><p>#3 is a Pakistani copy of a Papago basket.&nbsp; There should be no difference between the front and back, but the copies usually have the back surface rougher, and they use a herringbone rim finish, unlike the Papago.</p><p><br /></p><p>(Wish I had better news, but these are all recent, widely available in import shops and flea markets.)</p><p><br /></p><p>#4 and #5 are also African.</p><p><br /></p><p>#6 is an Asian plaited bamboo basket, probably from China.</p><p><br /></p><p>#7 is from Lombok, Indonesia.</p><p><br /></p><p>The first reference I always recommend is <u>Art of the Basket, Traditional Basketry from Around the World</u> by Bryan Sentance, since it shows lots of photos of the baskets most often misidentified as Native American, as well as authentic NA baskets, and describes the techniques, materials, and forms that will help identify the differences.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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