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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manybooks, post: 10382519, member: 8267&quot;][ATTACH=full]522380[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Identifications for basketry on ebay are notoriously unreliable, but this one definitely made me laugh.</p><p><br /></p><p>My first thought when I saw the thumbnail photo for this listing was - Oh, Botswana.</p><p><br /></p><p>Then I read the title - &quot;Large 14.5” Handmade Basket From New Zealand Brown Tan Woven Māori Indian Tribe&quot;. I thought, hmm, unless there is an original label attached with this attribution I am dubious.</p><p><br /></p><p>The more detailed description clarified -</p><p>&quot;This handmade basket was purchased in 1995. It measures 14.5” x 3.5” … I have been told by some on eBay that it is African but my wife says it from the Māori Indian tribe of New Zealand as we purchased it in New Zealand on our honeymoon. I don’t know exactly how old it is but I know it’s at least 30 years old as that’s how long we’ve had it. It is brown tan beige. Excellent condition.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Blame the wife.........</p><p><br /></p><p>I have not provided any links, to protect the innocent.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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