Finely Woven Lidded Basket with Fantastic Shape, Presumed African hanging plaques This vase features the original

This vase features the original Pottery Craft sticker (though worn) and is in excellent vintage condition

With its handy loop handle on the lid

this little vase emits an aura-like radiance

consistent with age and use

It dates to 1964

Finely Woven Lidded Basket with Fantastic Shape, Presumed African hanging plaques This vase features the originalI 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,