77

6 Large Indian Baskets

Currency:USD Category:American Indian Art Start Price:5.00 USD Estimated At:300.00 - 600.00 USD
6 Large Indian Baskets
Various Ages, Extra large Quinault polychrome basket with geometric design and handles, some missing stitches particularly on handles, 14" x 17", c. 1950; large and very old (1860s) hard-sided Klickitat cooking/berry basket with canvas covered exterior, fair condition, several native repairs and shows a lot of use, 14" x 13"; open weave raffia clamming basket over wire rim with integrated side opening and not so planned bottom opening (we call that a hole, and while it is true that every basket has one hole in the top, that is all most people want), 13" x 9"; a rectangular polychrome Quinault handled basket with geometric design, much stitch loss on handle exposing interior wire, quite a bit of wear on the bottom including dark staining, 7-1/2" x 14' x 11"; a large rectangular basket with 2-tone red thread, some stitch loss, more on the rim, 8" x 16-1/2" x 11"; a very rare Salish figured polychrome basket with butterfly designs, fair condition with some rim breakage and missing stitches, but intact and sturdy, 8-1/2" x 16-1/2" x 9-1/2". Various sizes