It's a dowry basket, as offered in a shop window in a Souq in (I believe) Gafsa in Tunis--there's a whole window full of them, and more in the shops next door. The guy fills it with goodies for his beloved (gold is always acceptable, I am told).
Which brings up an issue that has always puzzled me: since it is the males who are pursuers and women the pursued, why is it the woman who typically brings the dowry? Apparently the best answer I have so far is: not always.
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