Colorful Vintage Handwoven Lidded Basket Presumed African fiber art and a great addition to

and a great addition to any MCM home

charming from every angle

The box is stamped "Handmade in Portugal as well as with a bow and arrow mark and the word "Medieval

with a mix of banded patterns at the center

Colorful Vintage Handwoven Lidded Basket Presumed African fiber art and a great addition toI just love the silhouette of this mid sized vintage coiled basket, with that round and deep lower half offset by its dramatically sloping lid which doubles as a handle. Those striped and checkerboard patterns created by way of the natural dyes are pretty great too, especially pronounced on the interior of the basket where their original saturation is preserved. I am not certain the origins of this piece, but based on color, shape, and the structure