Tightly Woven Antique Tutsi Basket with Rich Patina antique work on paper drawn on fronts only

drawn on fronts only

with dark mud-looking stain as noted and a bit of what I think is some green paint rubbed off of another drawing at lower right on that same side

1868 and May 30

Love at first sight with this flock

There are a couple of minor splits in the wood on the top/lid and one split in the top interior tray

Tightly Woven Antique Tutsi Basket with Rich Patina antique work on paper drawn on fronts onlyThis 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