Large Gathering Baskets

Tribe: Woodlands - Western great lakes, attributed to the Mesquakie Date: 19th century or earlier Materials: Bulrush, vegetal dyes, indigo cloth-strap tie. Dimensions: L 86" x 55" Condition: Excellent, some wear patterns, minor fading. No restoration. Comments: The intricate interlocking geometric patterns provide innumerable hourglass and diamond motifs which are the central patterns of Western Great Lakes iconography. This artist achieved an extraordinary level of sophistication in overlaying diamond/hourglass design on contrasting background colors resulting in a dynamic interplay of pulsating foreground and background. "Rush mats...

Region / Tribe: Kansas/ Nebraska border/ Otoe-Missouria circa 1891-1895 Material: Various cloths, glass beads, cotton thread, shell disk Dimension: Diameter 10 inches, height 2 3/...

Tribe: Northwest Coast, Tlingit Date: Early to Mid 19th Century Materials: Mountain sheep horn Dimensions: L. 20 1/2" x W. 6 1/4" x D. 3" Condit...

Apache pictorial bowl with dogs and man figures with center squash blossom design. Period: First quarter 20th century Origin: Apache Size: 16" x 4" Family Owned & Operated Cisco’...

Apache large finely coiled basket having a continuous diamond/floral design. Period: Last quarter of the 19th century Origin: Apache Size: 15" D x 3" H....

This antique North American Indian Olla is woven of willow and devil's claw with banded geometric, checkered and pictorial decoration. Rare, large basket displays well and will make a stunning addition to anyone's collection. The Apache, a nomadic American Indian tribe, followed the buffalo and ranged across the American Southwest including areas of Arizona, Texas, New Mexico and Southern Colorado.

This fine papago Indian weaving basket isin good condition with minor wear on the top trim area in two spots. See pics. This is quite unusual the oval shape.

Rare large early Northwest Coast Salish hard burden basket dating from the mid to late 1800's. The basket is finely woven from split cedar bark and root...

This Indigenous styled lidded basket is presumed to have been made in the United States in circa mid-late 20th century. The maker of the this basket is unknown, but done in the style...