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<p>[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 989531, member: 8267"]My first impression was that it might be African (no, really! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/rolleyes.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" />). But looking at some examples of Barotse baskets I am not sure. The Mukenge root seems to have a shinier surface, and seems to be prepared more carefully to create skeins of even width. The stitches are also made more carefully, more evenly spaced and rarely splitting the stitches in previous rounds. I found one view of the base of an oval Barotse basket, and the start is different as well:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]205856[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 989531, member: 8267"]My first impression was that it might be African (no, really! :rolleyes:). But looking at some examples of Barotse baskets I am not sure. The Mukenge root seems to have a shinier surface, and seems to be prepared more carefully to create skeins of even width. The stitches are also made more carefully, more evenly spaced and rarely splitting the stitches in previous rounds. I found one view of the base of an oval Barotse basket, and the start is different as well: [ATTACH=full]205856[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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