Old Papago Indian Yucca Basketry Bowl

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Americas: American Indian: Baskets Pre 1940: item #771417

The mellow golden color of the aged yucca and the strong black devils claw design make a striking graphic basketry bowl. Papago Indian, circa 1930s, the weave is strong and the walls are firm, just like a bowl. The modified "Wheels of Life" design gives us the date. It was not used after 1938. To the Papago and Pima Indians of Arizona it represents the dust devils which are the breath of the ancestors.

Very good str... Click for details

Antique Micmac Indian Oval Lidded Basket

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Americas: American Indian: Baskets Pre 1930: item #765519

Micmac Indian basket made of birch or ash. This oval basket has a handled lid. The Micmac Indians are located in Northern Maine and Southern Ontario and Quebec, Canada.

Age: 1920's

Measurements: Approximately 9 1/2" by 6" with a height of 4 1/2"

Condition: Excelle... Click for details

Vintage Micmac Indian Round Covered Handled Basket

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Americas: American Indian: Baskets Pre 1930: item #765516

Micmac Indian basket made of birch or ash. This round basket has a handled lid and is woven together with 2 different colors strands. The Micmac Indians are located in Northern Maine and Southern Ontario and Quebec, Canada.

Age: 1920's

Measurements: Approximately 8 3/4" in diameter with a height of 5" ... Click for details

Willow Basket Tray Akimel O'odham

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Americas: American Indian: Baskets Pre 1930: item #752862

Finely woven basket of willow and devils claw coiled over a grass bundle foundation by Akimel O'odham, Pima Indians, of central Arizona. This tribe of weavers are world famous for their smoothly woven and graphically designed baskets.

Fine small tray measures 7 1/2" diameter by 7/8" deep, almost flat. Seven coils and twenty stitches per inch. Finished with devils claw braided rim. ... Click for details

MICMAC or PENOBSCOT DEEP HANDLED LARGE BASKET c1920s

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Americas: American Indian: Baskets Pre 1940: item #748999
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A vintage 1920s-30s 11-1/2" high (with handles) and 10" diameter Micmac or Penobscot North American Indian basket. This basket is constructed of birch and sweetgrass and it retains traces of green colour on the bottom and interior. This item is in excellent original condition with no cracks, losses, damage or repairs other than one split loop and a couple of small cracks on two others. All items are thoroughly and conservatively graded and all condition issues are noted; all items are second... Click for details

Fine MI'KMAQ COVERED ROUND SWEETGRASS BASKET c1900-20

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Americas: American Indian: Baskets Pre 1930: item #735169
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An attractive, well-made vintage Mi'kmaq / Micmac sweetgrass and wood splint woven basket c1900-20. This 8" diameter and 6-1/4" tall basket features curled wood splint borders on the lid, side and foot with sweetgrass braids and sweetgrass edging on the lid. It has remnants of red colouring (bright on the interior and on the bottom, faded on the exterior). This basket is in excellent condition with no losses, damage or repairs other than some minor splitting and fraying to the lid's curl hand... Click for details

MICMAC or PENOBSCOT HANDLED TALL BASKET c1920-30

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Americas: American Indian: Baskets Pre 1930: item #734579
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A 9-1/2" tall (including handle) Micmac or Penobscot East Coast native basket c1920-30. This basket has a round bottm changing to a pointed oval at the top, with a handle. It has the expected curls in two bands along the body, and this example is undyed. This item is in excellent original condition with no cracks, splits, breaks, losses, damage or repairs. All items are thoroughly and conservatively graded and all condition issues are noted; all items are secondhand and may have slight sign... Click for details

Old Alaska Eskimo Indian Lidded Basket

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Americas: American Indian: Baskets Pre 1930: item #721470

Very finely woven grasses dyed and natural make this old Kuskwogmiut, Alaskan Eskimo, basket very beautiful. Note the imbricated tiny designs around the edge of the lid and rim. Nice spiral design on the lid and the bowl.

Dimensions are 9" diameter by 3" tall plus the knob. Too fine to count the stitches, 4 coils per inch.

Early 20th centur... Click for details

Yupik Alaskan Indian Lidded basket

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Americas: American Indian: Baskets Pre 1930: item #708950

Gracefully shaped woven basket with lid from the Yupik, Eskimo of Alaska. Woven with wild rye grass, natural and with red and purple aniline dyes.

Dimensions are 6" tall by 4" diameter at shoulder. 9 coils and 9 wefts per inch.

Separately woven lid is like a second basket.... Click for details

Old Basket Covered Bottle

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Americas: American Indian: Baskets Pre 1930: item #708943

Beautifully woven basketry covering an old glass bottle, from Northern California, not positive which Indian group. Materials include beargrass, maidenhair fern, pine root.

The bottle stands 6 3/4" tall and is 2 3/4" diameter. Note the blue glass stopper.

Very fine original condition, no damage or repairs. ... Click for details