Finely Woven Lidded Basket with Fantastic Shape, Presumed African hanging plaques and at once subtle and

and at once subtle and attention getting

It dates to 1964

Charming as a vase as well

along with its warm

consistent with age and use

Finely Woven Lidded Basket with Fantastic Shape, Presumed African hanging plaques and at once subtle andI don't know a lot about the origins of this fantastic basket, but am pretty certain it is African, and possibly Tutsi, a tribal culture based primarily in Rwanda and Burundi, renowned for the baskets made by its women weavers. I believe a basket like this would have been made for the transport of goods, and that it once had a handle for carrying that was attached to the sides. I think it is truly an extraordinary object, with this wonderful bulbous,