This basket is woven from rattan or other plant stems, which are entwined or woven together with a leaf strip. <BR> The long stem is laid in a concentric spiral which is tied together with leaves. It has high sides. <BR> Basketry-making was the job of men. <BR> Those baskets were used as a bowl for storage or short-distance transport of plant food, especially fruit. These baskets without Parinarium coat are probably left unfinished, because Europeans liked them better.<BR>