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Native American Indian baskets, a beautiful Chemehuevi basketry olla with a tight weave and wonderful decorations, Arizona, c. 1920. Main photo of the Chemehuevi basket. Native American Indian baskets, a beautiful Chemehuevi basketry olla with a tight weave and wonderful decorations, Arizona, c. 1920. Photo shot from above and looking down at the basket.
ED-1: Native American Indian baskets, a beautiful Chemehuevi basketry olla with a tight weave and wonderful decorations, Arizona, c. 1920. This is an incredible piece of Native American art! Condition is very good. Size: 6 inches high by 7 1/2 inches wide, at the widest part. Price: $3500.

 

Native American Indian antique baskets, a Tlingit hand-blown glass bottle with wonderful weaving around it, c. 1900. Main photo of the basketry bottle. Native American Indian antique baskets, a Tlingit hand-blown glass bottle with wonderful weaving around it, c. 1900. Closeup photo of part of the bottle showing the tight weave and beautiful embroidered decorations. Native American Indian antique baskets, a Tlingit hand-blown glass bottle with wonderful weaving around it, c. 1900. Photo of another side of the bottle showing some of the damage.
DI-9: Native American Indian antique baskets, a Tlingit hand-blown glass bottle with wonderful weaving around it, c. 1900. The very tight weave is composed of cedar and maiden-hair fern, with a pattern of bands embroidered with bear grass. This pattern of false embroidery is known as "waves." Condition is good, especially given the age of the piece. There are areas of damage, as shown in a photo. Nevertheless, this is a highly collectible museum-quality piece of Native American basketry. Size: 8 inches high by c. 4 inches wide. Price: $299.

 

Wounaan Amazon Rain Forest woven basket decorated with wonderful butterflies and birds, Amazon Rain Forest, Panama, South America. Main photo of the Wounaan basket. Wounaan Amazon Rain Forest woven basket decorated with wonderful butterflies and birds, Amazon Rain Forest, Panama, South America. Photo of a second side of the Wounaan basket. Wounaan Amazon Rain Forest woven basket decorated with wonderful butterflies and birds, Amazon Rain Forest, Panama, South America. Photo of the bottom of the Wounaan basket.
Wounaan Amizon Rain Forest woven basket decorated with wonderful butterflies and birde, Amazon Rain Forest, Panama, South America.
DH-10: Wounaan Amazon Rain Forest woven basket decorated with wonderful butterflies and birds, Amazon Rain Forest, Panama, South America. The weave is incredibly fine and tight, and the decorations are very beautiful! This is truly a treasure of South American Indigenous art. Condition is very good. Size: 9 1/2 inches high by 9 inches wide, at the widest part. Price: $925.

 

Native American Indian vintage basketry and weaving, a wonderful basketry covered bottle, Makah, Washington state, c. 1940. Main photo of the basketry bottle showing the eagle. Native American Indian vintage basketry and weaving, a wonderful basketry covered bottle, Makah, Washington state, c. 1940. Closeup photo of the bottle, showing the fish. Native American Indian vintage basketry and weaving, a wonderful basketry covered bottle, Makah, Washington state, c. 1940. Closeup photo of the bottle showing the eagle. Native American Indian vintage basketry and weaving, a wonderful basketry covered bottle, Makah, Washington state, c. 1940. Photo shot from above the bottle looking down at the top.
CS-7: Native American Indian vintage basketry and weaving, a wonderful basketry covered bottle, Makah, Washington state, c. 1940. The weaving features wonderful images of eagles and fish. The bottle is completely covered with twined weaving of cedar and straw. The work is very fine and beautiful! Condition is very good. Size: 8 inches high by 3 1/2 inches diameter, at the widest part. Price: $495.

 

Native American Indian baskets, a stunning Mission basket, Cahuilla, Palm Springs area, c. 1920. Main photo of the Cahuilla Indian basket. Native American Indian baskets, a stunning Mission basket, Cahuilla, Palm Springs area, c. 1920. Photo of the basket shot from above and looking down at the inside of the Cahuilla Indian basket. Native American Indian baskets, a stunning Mission basket, Cahuilla, Palm Springs area, c. 1920. Photo of the bottom side of the Cahilla Mission Indian basket.
CP-11: Native American Indian baskets, a stunning Mission basket, Cahuilla, Palm Springs area, c. 1920. The basket is tightly coiled, and the juncus is extremely fresh and lovely looking. It is decorated with beautiful concentric star patterns. This basket is a discerning collector's dream! Condition is very good. Size: 4 3/4 inches high by 8 inches at the widest part. Price: $4500.

 

Native American Indian antique baskets, and Apache antique baskets, a wonderful Apache basket with lovely squash blossom design elements, Arizona, c. 1890. Main photo of the Apache basket. Native American Indian antique baskets, and Apache antique baskets, a wonderful Apache basket with lovely squash blossom design elements, Arizona, c. 1890. Closeup photo of the center of the Apache basket. Native American Indian antique baskets, and Apache antique baskets, a wonderful Apache basket with lovely squash blossom design elements, Arizona, c. 1890. A photo showing the back side of the Apache basket. Native American Indian antique baskets, and Apache antique baskets, a wonderful Apache basket with lovely squash blossom design elements, Arizona, c. 1890. The page from Arizona Highways Magaine showing the basket. Native American Indian antique baskets, and Apache antique baskets, a wonderful Apache basket with lovely squash blossom design elements, Arizona, c. 1890. A closeup photo of the page in Arizona Highways Magazine.
CJ-10: Native American Indian antique baskets, and Apache antique baskets, a wonderful Apache basket with lovely squash blossom design elements, Arizona, c. 1890. The basket is from the pre-trade era and is part of a collection of Apache baskets featured in the July, 1977 issue of Arizona Highways Magazine. This is a great and historic basket for the discerning collector! Condition is very good, given the age of the basket. Size: 13 1/2 inches diameter by 3 3/4 inches high. The copy of Arizona Highways Magazine will be included with the purchase. Price: $2800.

 

Native American Indian antique baskets, a beautiful polychrome Chemehuevi olla, c. 1920. Main photo of the Chemehueevi basket. Native American Indian antique baskets, a beautiful polychrome Chemehuevi olla, c. 1920. A side-view of the Chemehuevi basket. Native American Indian antique baskets, a beautiful polychrome Chemehuevi olla, c. 1920. A closeup photo of the Chemehuevi Indian basket, showing the tightness of the weave.
BH-12: Native American Indian antique baskets, a beautiful polychrome Chemehuevi olla, c. 1920. The Chemehuevi basket is made of willow and juncus, coiled on a willow-rod construction. The weave (c.15 stitches to an inch) is extremely tight and fine! Condition is excellent. Size: 7 1/2 inches high by 7 3/4 inches wide. Price: $4800.

 

Native American Indian baskets, an incredibly beautiful Mission Indian basket with very colorful natural and dyed juncus, Southern California, c. 1920's. Main photo of the Mission Indian basket. Native American Indian baskets, an incredibly beautiful Mission Indian basket with very colorful natural and dyed juncus, Southern California, c. 1920's. Closeup photo of one of the crosses of the Mission Indian basket. Native American Indian baskets, an incredibly beautiful Mission Indian basket with very colorful natural and dyed juncus, Southern California, c. 1920's. Photo of the bottom of the Indian basket. Native American Indian baskets, an incredibly beautiful Mission Indian basket with very colorful natural and dyed juncus, Southern California, c. 1920's. Photo shot from above the Mission Indian basket, looking down.
BB-7: Native American Indian baskets, an incredibly beautiful Mission Indian basket with very colorful natural and dyed juncus, Southern California, c. 1920's. The Mission basket is oval in shape and features lovely crosses. It is very likely Cahuilla (Palm Springs/Santa Rosa Mountain). It is very tightly woven (c. 14 stitches per inch), and the condition is excellent. Size: 10 1/2 inches long by 8 1/4 inches wide by 3 3/4 inches high. Price: $2600.

 

Native American Indian antique baskets, a very beautiful and rare polychrome Chemehuevi olla, Parker, Arizona area, c. 1915-20. Main photo of the Chemehuevi Indian basket. Native American Indian antique baskets, a very beautiful and rare polychrome Chemehuevi olla, Parker, Arizona area, c. 1915-20. Photo showing the bottom of the Chemehuevi Indian basket. Native American Indian antique baskets, a very beautiful and rare polychrome Chemehuevi olla, Parker, Arizona area, c. 1915-20. Closeup photo of one part of the Chemehuevi Indian basket, showing the remarkable tightness of the weave.
AT-1: Native American Indian antique baskets, a very beautiful and rare polychrome Chemehuevi olla, Parker, Arizona area, c. 1915-20. The basket is very finely woven using sumac, golden juncus, and devil's claw, tightly coiled over rods of willow. It is spectacular! The weave is very fine, approximately 14 stitches per inch. Condition is excellent. Size: 4 3/4 inches high by 5 1/2 inches wide, at the widest part.
SOLD. Thank you!

 

Native American Indian antique woven baskets and basket-weaving, a stunning Pima basket decorated with a figure of a man throwing a stick to his nineteen doggies, Pima, Arizona, c. 1915-20. Main photo of the Pima basket. Native American Indian antique woven baskets and basket-weaving, a stunning Pima basket decorated with a figure of a man throwing a stick to his nineteen doggies, Pima, Arizona, c. 1915-20. Closeup photo of the man throwing a stick on the side of the Pima basket. Native American Indian antique woven baskets and basket-weaving, a stunning Pima basket decorated with a figure of a man throwing a stick to his nineteen doggies, Pima, Arizona, c. 1915-20. Photo shot from above the Pima basket, looking down.
AN-4: Native American Indian antique woven baskets and basket-weaving, a stunning Pima basket decorated with a figure of a man throwing a stick to his nineteen doggies, Pima, Arizona, c. 1915-20. The weave is tight and excellent, and the scene is endearing and wonderful! Condition is very good. Size: 4 1/4 inches high by 8 inches diameter at the top of the basket. Price: $1850.

 

Native American Indian antique basket, a Hopi wicker plaque with eagle design, c. 1930. Main photo. Native American Indian antique basket, a Hopi wicker plaque with eagle design, c. 1930. A closeup photo. Native American Indian antique basket, a Hopi wicker plaque with eagle design, c. 1930. A closeup showing the fine stitches of the wicker plaque. Native American Indian antique basket, a Hopi wicker plaque with eagle design, c. 1930. An even closer photo of the weaving. Native American Indian antique basket, a Hopi wicker plaque with eagle design, c. 1930. A photo of the entire plaque. Native American Indian antique basket, a Hopi wicker plaque with eagle design, c. 1930. A photo showing the unfaded back side of the plaque.
Y-4: Native American Indian antique basket, a Hopi wicker plaque with eagle design, c. 1930. The weaving on this plaque is very fine and in good condition. This is a wonderful piece for the collector of American Indian baskets! Condition is very good; there is fading of colors on the front side due to the way it was hung and displayed over the years (the last photo above shows the unfaded back side of the Hopi plaque). Size: 9 inches diameter.
SOLD. Thank you!

 

Native American basket, Hopi coiled basket, c. 1920. Closeup photo of Hopi coiled basket Another closeup photo of a Hopi coiled basket Photo of inside of Hopi coiled basket
Item A-5: Native American Indian basket, Hopi coiled basket with geometric designs and wonderful doggies, c. 1920. Size: 6" high x 8 1/4" diameter at mouth. This is in very good condition and is a great piece of Native American basket-weaving. Price: $625.

 

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