A coiled basket with a dark foundation material and lighter stitching. There is one lighter stripe of foundation material on the basket and one on the lid. The basket and lid combined form a teardrop shape, with the lid being the point. There is a length of plaited fibre running through the centre of the basket and lid, attaching the two. Another piece of fibre attached to the first, forms a loop handle.
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