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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Taupou, post: 127624, member: 45&quot;]Unfortunately, yes, it&#039;s one of those Pakistani fake &quot;Indian&quot; baskets.&nbsp; But it&#039;s a good thing to post, because people need to be able to recognize these.&nbsp; There are certainly a lot of them that show incorrectly identified on eBay (and therefore on web searches).&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The main thing is to learn to recognize the material, and how Pakistani palm fiber differs from Papago yucca in appearance.&nbsp; And another key, is to remember that Papago baskets do not use dyed colors like turquoise, orange, and purple...only natural tans, browns, and black.</p><p><br /></p><p>That is complicated by the fact that many African tribes also use natural colors, and sometimes, similar weaving techniques.&nbsp; But they don&#039;t use yucca.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The little covered basket is not Papago or Native American, based on the material used, the stitching technique used to join the coils, and the circular start.&nbsp; It also is not a form traditionally used by any Native American basket makers, but often is seen in baskets from the Amazon Basin region in South America, and in the South Pacific islands.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I can&#039;t positively say where this one is from.&nbsp; The material joining the lid, and the string handle, looks like sisal of a form of jute.&nbsp; I&#039;ve seen these recently in thrift shops, but haven&#039;t really investigated enough to identify the origin.&nbsp; But not Native American.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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