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Description:
For sale is an antique Koppit basket. Fabulous, beautifully made, tightly woven basket called a 'Koppit' basket. It is in good condition, only the strap handle is showing some wear. Internet research shows identical basket on 2 museum sites, one has a collection of items from the 1890's; and these are said to have been made in the Phillipines. This basket has a nice darkened patina on it. Not sure of the function of this basket, but it is very tightly woven and well-made. This basket has three compartments, maybe for sewing, fishing or pipe & tobacco basket? Each compartment fits into each other and the woven handle holds it all together. It is 9.5 long x 6 high x 4 wide. When you pull the top piece up, there appears to be some type of resin on each of the four bottom corners of the next basket part and there is a shallow basket, then when you pull that piece up you get a deeper basket. Beautifully made, a true work of art!
| Status: For Sale |
Reference#: native30513 |
| Condition:
used |
Year:
est: late 19th-early 20thC, maybe earlier
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| Country:
Phillipines |
Maker:
unknown |
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Weight: 3 |
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| Title:
Antique Koppit Basket |
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