Tightly Woven Antique Tutsi Basket with Rich Patina painted wooden basket I've always found stitching on

I've always found stitching on baseballs super beautiful in and of itself and also as it calls attention to the  construction of the skin of the ball from two pieces leather laid in opposite directions

10 1/4" l x 9" t x 7 1/2" d

and a pretty great one I think

Blocks measure 1 7/8" on each side

At far right

Tightly Woven Antique Tutsi Basket with Rich Patina painted wooden basket I've always found stitching onThis 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