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<p>[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 615690, member: 8267"]I agree with komokwa that your basket looks recent. The photos do not have enough detail to tell for sure, but it might be made of "reed" (the inner core of the rattan vine) rather than wood splint. I am looking particularly at the ribs, which appear to be quite slender and round in cross section. This would be typical of reed. I believe the ribs in traditional wood splint baskets are more flattened, and taper toward the ends where they converge. Reed will have a slightly fuzzy surface, while well prepared wood splint will be smooth. If the basket is made of reed that would confirm a fairly recent date. It is used by many contemporary basket makers as well as in Chinese reproductions of older forms.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 615690, member: 8267"]I agree with komokwa that your basket looks recent. The photos do not have enough detail to tell for sure, but it might be made of "reed" (the inner core of the rattan vine) rather than wood splint. I am looking particularly at the ribs, which appear to be quite slender and round in cross section. This would be typical of reed. I believe the ribs in traditional wood splint baskets are more flattened, and taper toward the ends where they converge. Reed will have a slightly fuzzy surface, while well prepared wood splint will be smooth. If the basket is made of reed that would confirm a fairly recent date. It is used by many contemporary basket makers as well as in Chinese reproductions of older forms.[/QUOTE]
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