Colorful Vintage Handwoven Lidded Basket Presumed African engraved with animals Fabulous at the center of

Fabulous at the center of the dining table

pens or paperclips

and is in perfect condition inside and out but for two tiny tiny chips on one side of the lip

In this case the horses may have only been trained to do three movements

Colorful Vintage Handwoven Lidded Basket Presumed African engraved with animals Fabulous at the center ofI just love the silhouette of this mid sized vintage coiled basket, with that round and deep lower half offset by its dramatically sloping lid which doubles as a handle. Those striped and checkerboard patterns created by way of the natural dyes are pretty great too, especially pronounced on the interior of the basket where their original saturation is preserved. I am not certain the origins of this piece, but based on color, shape, and the structure