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CA, Yosemite-Mariposa County-Yosemite Mono Redbud Winnowing Basket Trio

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Native Americana Start Price:300.00 USD Estimated At:600.00 - 1,200.00 USD
CA, Yosemite-Mariposa County-Yosemite Mono Redbud Winnowing Basket Trio
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Holabird-Kagin Americana Office
3555 Airway Drive Suite#309
Reno, NV 89511
Thursday April 11, 10am-6pm
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April 12-13, 2012
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Reno, NV 89502

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Reno, NV 89511
Sunday April 14th, 10am-1pm

The Western Mono (also called Monache Indians) traditionally were a Paiute speaking people of the Numic branch of the Uto-Aztecan linguistic family. They migrated from the Great Basin region (Mono Lake and Owens Valley) of eastern California to the western flank area of the Sierra Nevada Mountains south of Yosemite in the North Fork River region. Although the Mono Lake peoples had a pre-migration coiled basket tradition, their coiled basketry changed after their arrival in the North Fork region due to contacts with their neighbors, the Yokuts. As a consequence, Mono and Yokuts baskets can be quite similar. These similarities, however, are confined mostly to the coiled baskets. The Mono had a well established twining tradition of their own which they brought with them and most of the influences were in switching to new materials more commonly found in Yokuts territory. These sifters or winnowing trays were called "to’o tiua" by the Mono. The three baskets in this lot are examples of the all redbud type, which is distinctly Mono [Ref: Kania-Ferrin Gallery, Mono Basket History]. 1) The smallest measures 17" x 11" and is in excellent condition. 2) The second measures 18" x 16" with about a 6" deep bowl. Also excellent condition. 3) The third, a flatter design, measures 22" x 15". Like the other two, this basket is in excellent condition. This is a nice collection in itself, but could add to any basket collection. Sanderson Yosemite Collection HKA#63188