Burmese Rattan Box

A low black casket with scaly patterns pressed all over its sides.

This woven rattan box from Burma is from Burma, and dates to the 20th century. Woven containers in Burma are made from bamboo, rattan and similar fibers, and weavers often combine natural colors or dyed strands to create banded designs. A rectangular lidded box in dark brown with a stepped lid and a patterned band around the lower body. A diamond-grid texture covers the top, and the edges are worn, lifting, and slightly chipped. It is 6 inches wide, 9.5 deep and 3.75 high.

Worn at the corners like any well-handled treasure.