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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manybooks, post: 11183957, member: 8267&quot;]Nice photos. Part of the problem is that the technique on a miniature basket such as yours may not be the best, most diagnostic example of the tradition. But had I not seen the purported Pakistani one, I would not have doubted that yours is Tohono O&#039;odham.</p><p><br /></p><p>It can be difficult to compare materials based on photographs. Here is the Pakistani one using spaced, split stitching, along with its &quot;certificate of authenticity&quot; -</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1807463087/handmade-shalimar-collection-reed-and?gpla=1&amp;gao=1&amp;&amp;utm_source=google&amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;utm_campaign=shopping_us_-home_and_living&amp;utm_custom1=_k_Cj0KCQjw9czHBhCyARIsAFZlN8TYpYUltpuzGvHu6YPn_9t0ASogBVBrrA0GvgBACKdEz5LGX5SKAaoaAtOFEALw_wcB_k_&amp;utm_content=go_22134364040_172270924023_729434469818_pla-303628061699_c__1807463087_12768591&amp;utm_custom2=22134364040&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=22134364040&amp;gbraid=0AAAAADtcfRJbPnS8lI8SoU-JLNjKhSZAS&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjw9czHBhCyARIsAFZlN8TYpYUltpuzGvHu6YPn_9t0ASogBVBrrA0GvgBACKdEz5LGX5SKAaoaAtOFEALw_wcB" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1807463087/handmade-shalimar-collection-reed-and?gpla=1&amp;gao=1&amp;&amp;utm_source=google&amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;utm_campaign=shopping_us_-home_and_living&amp;utm_custom1=_k_Cj0KCQjw9czHBhCyARIsAFZlN8TYpYUltpuzGvHu6YPn_9t0ASogBVBrrA0GvgBACKdEz5LGX5SKAaoaAtOFEALw_wcB_k_&amp;utm_content=go_22134364040_172270924023_729434469818_pla-303628061699_c__1807463087_12768591&amp;utm_custom2=22134364040&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=22134364040&amp;gbraid=0AAAAADtcfRJbPnS8lI8SoU-JLNjKhSZAS&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjw9czHBhCyARIsAFZlN8TYpYUltpuzGvHu6YPn_9t0ASogBVBrrA0GvgBACKdEz5LGX5SKAaoaAtOFEALw_wcB" rel="nofollow">https://www.etsy.com/listing/1807463087/handmade-shalimar-collection-reed-and?gpla=1&amp;gao=1&amp;&amp;utm_source=google&amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;utm_campaign=shopping_us_-home_and_living&amp;utm_custom1=_k_Cj0KCQjw9czHBhCyARIsAFZlN8TYpYUltpuzGvHu6YPn_9t0ASogBVBrrA0GvgBACKdEz5LGX5SKAaoaAtOFEALw_wcB_k_&amp;utm_content=go_22134364040_172270924023_729434469818_pla-303628061699_c__1807463087_12768591&amp;utm_custom2=22134364040&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=22134364040&amp;gbraid=0AAAAADtcfRJbPnS8lI8SoU-JLNjKhSZAS&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjw9czHBhCyARIsAFZlN8TYpYUltpuzGvHu6YPn_9t0ASogBVBrrA0GvgBACKdEz5LGX5SKAaoaAtOFEALw_wcB</a></p><p><br /></p><p>However, I have not seen another Pakistani basket using this technique. Most of theirs are close stitched, with herringbone rims, and copy &quot;southwest style&quot; designs. They also tend to be less well finished on the inside (non-working) surface than traditional Native American baskets.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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