SKU: 146805
Ethiopian Lidded Basket Leather Wrap
$290.00
Height: 18.0
Width: 8.0
Depth: 8.0
Width: 8.0
Depth: 8.0
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Description
An Ethiopian leather Covered basket with a gorgeous patina. Baskets such as this are found among the Oromo and other ethnic groups in Ethiopia.. Such coiled grass baskets are called a "lunch basket," painstakingly covered with leather and have removable lids. Leather straps help carry the bowl/basket . This basket was used to carry number of flat, tortilla-like breads, called injera or other foodstuffs during a wedding ceremony or in other circumstances involving the community.
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