Finely Woven Lidded Basket with Fantastic Shape, Presumed African Sioux Indian 3 1/4" across at lip

3 1/4" across at lip and 2 5/8" across at base

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this is a lovely

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with that round and deep lower half offset by its dramatically sloping lid which doubles as a handle

Finely Woven Lidded Basket with Fantastic Shape, Presumed African Sioux Indian 3 1/4" across at lipI 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,