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    Posted 8 years ago

    Lucyj1
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    Came out of a trunk of the estate of a collector. Claim of being from the Plains. Was bought in Shipshewana Indiana at an auction of Civil war era collection many high end items.

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    1. CanyonRoad, 8 years ago
      It's a contemporary import from Pakistan, made from palm fiber, with designs supposedly influenced by American Indian baskets. Decorative only, and widely available on line and in gift shops throughout the Southwest.

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