2013 April Treasures & Tribes Auction

This is a pair of nice mini cradleboards. 1) A Paiute made willow cradleboard for a girl, covered with dark brown doeskin with white seed beed details

This is a lot of three beautifully made Pyramid Lake Paiute cradleboards made from willow, light canvas, leather, and yarn. Two measure about 20&quo...

This is a beautifully designed cradleboard from the hands of Great Basin artisan Elmira Copeland. Elmira is a Northern Paiute/Pitt River/Maidu Native

A small bowl with a simple flower petal design in devil`s claw, the base of the bowl serving as the center of the flower. Several dark spots are woven

This bowl has 3 wide rows of arrows or narrow triangles that cover the entire body of the basket. There are 4 grups of rim ticks around the top edge.

A large bowl with a beautifully simple design of devil`s claw stair steps edged by two banded rows, angling upwards from base to rim. There are 4 grou

This beautiful polychrome basket design consists of birds in trees, cactus and arrows around the body of the basket, and a turtle in the base. The bir

A rectangular shape, measuring 6 x 4.75 x 2.75 tall. Polychrome. There are 30 stitches per inch and the basket is in excellent condition. The weaver i

A polychrome, pictorial basket with birds, cactus and arrows. Bird quill has been used to create the flowers atop the saguaros. Interestingly, the 3 g

A large beautiful polychrome bowl with a design consisting of two wide bands of diamonds. Measurements: 11.5 diameter x 6.25 height, and 18 stitches p

A pictorial polychrome bowl with eagles, cacus, buzzards, and butterflies. Four groups of rim ticks. Measurements: 6.25 diameter x 3.5 height. Woven b

A flat gambling tray or mat measuring 13.75 in diameter. Four large Mountain Sheep surround the perimeter and a 4-point whirling star is at center. Wo

A beautifully made basket with dramatic geometric design encircling the body. There are 4 groups of rim ticks around the top edge. Woven by Grandma in

A polychrome bowl in colors of natural, yellow, and dark brown/black with a strong geometric design. There are 5 groups of rim ticks, and the measurem

A large polychrome bowl with a knobbed lid in colors of natural, yellow and dark brown. The design pattern consists of 3 bands of zig zags--two dark b

A gorgeous large bowl with 7 birds perched in trees around the circumference. The birds have either yellow (juncus) or pink (bird quill) heads and the

This brown and black banded zig zag basket on natural willow measures 11 in diameter and 4.5 in height. Labeled as made by Grandma in 1935. There are

An overall diamond design with polychrome center spots and a knobbed lid. Measurements are 6.5 diameter x 6.5 height. Woven by Grandma in 1945. Excell

A small bowl with 4 groups of 3 parallel stair-steps or zig zags. The entire design element is set off by a single dark coil around the base and aroun

A medium-sized bowl with 4 groups of rim ticks with only 3 in each group. They are of thicker dimension than usual and more widely spaced. The design