Tightly Woven Antique Tutsi Basket with Rich Patina painted wooden basket and a pretty great one

and a pretty great one I think

had a poultry business

10 1/4" l x 9" t x 7 1/2" d

Not only would it be good for twirling around and using as a staff to add dramatic flourish to routines

Tightly Woven Antique Tutsi Basket with Rich Patina painted wooden basket and a pretty great oneThis to my eye very beautiful old basket is Tutsi (a Rwandan ethnic group of the African Great Lakes region, also known as Watusi, Watutsi or Abatutsi, and particularly renowned for the fineness of their basketry, woven by women). Distinguishing Tutsi baskets are their very intricate weaving patterns, use of very fine woven material, and extraordinarily tight weave. Also common to these baskets, which were made to be used, and used and used, but also