Finely Handwoven Large Basket with Frog Pattern brooch There is fringe on one

There is fringe on one end

I have since found others similar (including in museum collections) and know that it likely came from Guererro in Mexico

It is in vintage excellent condition

I believe it dates to the late 19th or early 20th century

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Finely Handwoven Large Basket with Frog Pattern brooch There is fringe on oneI am fairly certain this beautiful tall wicker basket, with lovely outwardly curling lip and terrific banded pattern of frogs around its lower half, is Northwest Coast Native. Handwoven, and very finely made, it features a sturdy structure of horizontal rings visible on the interior, and a pronounced vertical warp visible on the exterior, woven at varying densities with thinner reeds, some of which have been dyed red and black. It appears to have some