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This is a small, finely made basket with a handle, made from chair seater's cane woven around another material which is possibly bamboo. It was almost certainly imported from the Far East, probably China or Japan.

1 basket: good condition

Visiting researcher note, Tim Johnson (basketmaker), 20 June 2014 – This basket is likely to be German in origin [previous recorders have identified it as Far Eastern]. This could be confirmed by the German Basket Museums (Deutsches Korbmuseum) in Michelau, near Lichtenfels., MERL Handwritten Accession Form (Museum of English Rural Life) – ‘Recorder: JMB // Date: 19.6.97 // Description: Small finely made basket with a handle. It may be made from fine bamboo wrapped with cane. // Dimensions: Height (total): 25.0 cm // Width: 12.0 cm Height: 10.0 cm // Associated information: This is almost certainly imported from the Far East, China or Japan.’

Far East

Wood, bamboo, Plant fibre, rattan