Finely Woven Lidded Basket with Fantastic Shape, Presumed African Habana leaves and vines

leaves and vines

I’d say pretty much every page of this beautiful unbound and uncut letterpress publication—which also includes a series of tipped in prints relating to the articles—is frame-worthy

Overall dimensions are 11" wide x 9 3/4" tall x 2 1/8" deep

they are really inspiring me add vintage Japanese fans to my ongoing collecting obsessions

In great condition

Finely Woven Lidded Basket with Fantastic Shape, Presumed African Habana leaves and vinesI 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,