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What is a fishing basket called?

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What is a fishing basket called?
A fishing basket is called a creel and is used for carrying fish. Modern-day creels are usually made of wicker and are used by anglers or commercial fishermen to transport their fish. On 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal fishing basket for your home. Each fishing basket for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using natural fiber, metal and rattan.
1stDibs ExpertOctober 26, 2021
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20th Century Japanese Fishing Basket
Located in Chicago, IL
20th century Japanese fishing basket. Beautifully woven with long rope handles. Handles extend
Category

20th Century Japanese Bowls and Baskets

Materials

Reed

Franco Albini Style Rattan 1960s Fishing Basket Table
By Franco Albini
Located in New York, NY
Stunning and unique midcentury Franco Albini style rattan fishing basket table. Side table or end
Category

Mid-20th Century Side Tables

Materials

Rattan, Reed, Glass

Style of Franco Albini Rattan Fishing Basket Side/End Table, 1960
By Franco Albini
Located in Chicago, IL
Rattan Fishing Basket Side/End Table Style of Franco Albini, 1960's. Original beautiful round side
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Farm Tables

Materials

Rattan, Glass

1960s Franco Albini Style Rattan Bamboo Fishing Basket Tables – a Pair
By Franco Albini
Located in Farmington Hills, MI
fishing basket side tables, circa the 1960s. These exquisite pieces, with their distinctive rounded, open
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Bamboo, Rattan, Glass

Round Wicker and Rattan Italian Fishing Basket Side Table - after Albini 1960s
By Franco Albini
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
of a fishing basket. When flipped over, the table has two 'X' marks, which are possibly part of the
Category

20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Wicker, Rattan, Wood

Chinese Woven River Basket, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Centuries ago, a woven reed fisherman’s basket such as this would have been common in rural China
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Decorative Baskets

Materials

Wood, Willow

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