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Grass Basket Christie, C

How is this item used? It is used in African culture to carry items in and make travel easier

When is it used? Around houses and when people are going out to the market

Why is it used? To make travel eaiser and to store stuff in it

What is the significance or importance to the culture? They can put all their stuff in it and use it to carry stuff around. When they're in the marke it, they can put all their stuff in the basket

What does it tell us about the culture? They make the majority of their stuff by hand and finds some way to use everything. In the smaller villages they don't have access to large companys so they have to make baskets themselves

Other intresting facts: - If it gets deformed, you can use water to re-shape it

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