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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Taupou, post: 2488697, member: 45&quot;]Thanks for the additional photos, they certainly helped, even though it still doesn&#039;t make a positive identification possible.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>This basket is giving off mixed signals as to basing its origin on the construction.&nbsp; The form itself resembles a Chinese hat basket, the rim looks like the Philippines, the handle looks more Japanese, but the rest doesn&#039;t. </p><p><br /></p><p>What is the base that&#039;s tacked on, made of?&nbsp; At first I thought it was a metal band attached over a wood base, now I&#039;m wondering if it&#039;s carved wood.&nbsp; And the lid (and possibly the basket itself) appears to be made in two layers, an outer stake and strand construction, and inner layer that&#039;s plaited.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now I would say definitely Asian, and probably Chinese, but it&#039;s difficult to tell positively from the photos.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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