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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Taupou, post: 4297796, member: 45&quot;]Komo beat me to it, again.&nbsp; Unless one can determine the material it is made from, this may be difficult to positively identify. </p><p><br /></p><p>Some African baskets look superficially very similar to Native American ones, using the same colors, same coiled technique.&nbsp; But the Native American ones will be made with yucca, and the African ones from palm fiber.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The only Native American tribe that makes similar coiled baskets, using these natural colors would be Tohono O&#039;odham.&nbsp; This looks similar to some Tohono O&#039;odham (formerly called Papago), and similar baskets are often mistakenly identified as such, but in this case, the shape of the basket is not typical of theirs, but is associated with African baskets.</p><p><br /></p><p>The size is also indicative of African baskets, rather.&nbsp; So I&#039;d say all signs are pointing to African, unless it can be determined that it&#039;s made from yucca.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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