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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manybooks, post: 11922707, member: 8267&quot;]Hmm. Based on the shape, materials (probably palm), and the colors used it looks similar to small lidded baskets made in South Africa, usually called herb baskets. But I have not seen this particular style of stitching before, and can&#039;t find other examples with identifications I would trust. </p><p><br /></p><p>Some examples of contemporary Zulu herb baskets -</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]550060[/ATTACH]</p><p><a href="https://basketsofafrica.com/african-baskets/herb-baskets/herb-basket-18/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://basketsofafrica.com/african-baskets/herb-baskets/herb-basket-18/" rel="nofollow">https://basketsofafrica.com/african-baskets/herb-baskets/herb-basket-18/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The basket others have found on ebay and described as Papago (NOT), uses a similar form of stitching to [USER=98481]@Luna Che[/USER]&#039;s, and retains enough of its color to see a zig-zag pattern similar to the Zulu examples. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]550061[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>It may be that the more complicated type of stitching did not prove to be commercially viable. Or it might be from a different region of Africa that I haven&#039;t found yet.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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