Native American Indian Baskets
DJ-1: Native American Indian baskets, a lovely Anishinaabe (means First People or Original People) Chippewa Ojibwe birch-bark basket, c. 1920's. The basket has beautiful artwork on all sides which is actually scraped into the birch-bark. It is a basket to carry berries, store grain, or even hold water. The lid of the basket is strengthened with sinew. Condition is very good, given the age of the piece. Size: 7 inches high by 8 1/16 inches wide by 5 1/2 inches deep (front to back).
SOLD. Thank you!
DI-7: Native American Indian antique baskets, and Yokuts baskets, a very beautiful Yokuts basket with a fine gap-stitch weave and lovely geometric diamonds, Central California, c. 1920. The basket is made from willow, marsh grasses, and redbud. It is very lovely! Condition is very good, especially given the age of the basket. Size: 6 3/4 inches high by 12 inches diameter.
SOLD. Thank you!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
BP-3: Native American Indian vintage baskets, a beautiful Chemehuevi olla with wonderful shape and decoration. c. Parker, Arizona, c. 1890-1900. This basket is very tightly woven (16 stitches per inch), and the decorations of half-stars are stunning! Condition is very good. Size: 5 inches high by 5 1/2 inches wide, at the widest part.
SOLD. Thank you!
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.
BF-1: Native American Indian baskets, a very wonderful and rare Chemehuevi basket with an unusual oblong shape and a beautiful geometric pattern of decoration, from near Parker, Arizona, along the Colorado river, c. 1900. The weave of this basket is very fine and tight, averaging c. 14 stitches per inch. The geometric design, done with martynia (devil's claw) is simple and extremely elegant. This is a museum quality Chemehuevi basket and a discerning collector's dream! Condition is excellent. Size: 4 1/2 inches high by 6 inches long by 5 inches wide.
SOLD. Thank you!
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.
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. Price: $4200.
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.
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. Price: $300.
T-12: Native American Indian basket, a Northwest Coast twined purse, Tsimshian, c. 1900-10. Beautifully woven of cedar bark with geometric imbricated decoration and woven cedar bark handles. This was probably a berry basket. It was collected by its present owners in the Queen Charlotte Islands of British Columbia. Condition is excellent: I can see no stitch loss or damage! Size: 12 inches long by 8 inches high by 4 inches wide at base.
SOLD. Thank you!
E-1: Native American Indian basket, Hopi wicker plaque, c. 1930. Size: 12" diameter. Condition is very fine, no noticeable missing stitches. Very well woven. Price: $575.
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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