Shallow rectangular reed basket with lid secured by the handles passing through. The basket is made from Juncus sp, using the twined basketry technique which involves a mixture of plaiting and weaving.
Accompanying handwritten cloth label reads: 'Basket made by peasants in neighbourhood of Coimbra near the town of Figueira da Foz. Funcus sp. J. Henriquez 1879.'
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