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What did Native Americans use for baskets?
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What Native Americans used to produce baskets varied from tribe to tribe. Generally, craftsmen used whatever materials were readily available. In the Northeast, sweet grass was a common material, while pine needles and wicker are frequently found in baskets produced by tribes in the Southeast. Find a range of vintage and antique baskets on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
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Small Beaded Washoe Basket
By Native American Art
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
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Native American baskets, baskets, beadwork
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Vintage 1910s American Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Beads
Antique Large Native American Apache Olla Basket
Located in Bradenton, FL
This antique North American Indian Olla is woven of willow and devil's claw with banded geometric
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Early 20th Century Native American Objects
Materials
Willow
American Indian Coiled Hand Woven Lidded Basket
Located in Los Angeles, CA
American Indian folk art Native American basket that is hand woven and coiled. It has been
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Early 20th Century American Adirondack Decorative Baskets
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Hemp
Collection of Five American Indian Baskets
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Baskets are measured from left to right, sold as a group of five baskets. Pima and Papago native
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Antique Late 19th Century American Adirondack Decorative Baskets
Materials
Hemp
Early 20th Century Apache Tray Basket
Located in Chicago, IL
A stunning early 20th century Native American Apache tray basket constructed from hand-woven willow
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Vintage 1920s American Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Willow
Iroquois Storage Basket, Circa 1900
Located in Rochester, NY
Antique Iroquois hand woven splint lidded storage basket with big ring handles at both sides and
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Antique Early 1900s American Native American Native American Objects
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