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<p>[QUOTE="Taupou, post: 989385, member: 45"]The basket, from what I can see of it, appears to be African, Barotse (somtimes called Lozi), from south-central Africa. The baskets are made from Mukenge tree root, and use multiple-rod coiling. I'd agree, no Native American basket makers use this combination of materials, construction methods, and design patterns.</p><p><br /></p><p>The doll is not Native American, as has been pointed out. </p><p><br /></p><p>The beaded gourd you mentioned sounds like it is Masai, from Kenya in eastern Africa. (You might want to show it here in a separate post, before you sell it as Native American, just to be sure.)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Taupou, post: 989385, member: 45"]The basket, from what I can see of it, appears to be African, Barotse (somtimes called Lozi), from south-central Africa. The baskets are made from Mukenge tree root, and use multiple-rod coiling. I'd agree, no Native American basket makers use this combination of materials, construction methods, and design patterns. The doll is not Native American, as has been pointed out. The beaded gourd you mentioned sounds like it is Masai, from Kenya in eastern Africa. (You might want to show it here in a separate post, before you sell it as Native American, just to be sure.)[/QUOTE]
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