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Lacquered Pine Needle Basket with Bone Lid

Currency:USD Category:Antiquities / Native American Start Price:150.00 USD Estimated At:300.00 - 600.00 USD
Lacquered Pine Needle Basket with Bone Lid
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Holabird-Kagin Americana Office
3555 Airway Drive Suite#309
Reno, NV 89511
Thursday April 11, 10am-6pm
* Preview also available by appointment

Live Auction
Friday & Saturday
April 12-13, 2012
9am PDT starting time, both days

Location
Atlantis Casino & Resort
Grand Ballroom #4
3800 S. Virginia Street
Reno, NV 89502

Lot Pick Up
Holabird-Kagin Americana Office
3555 Airway Drive Suite #309
Reno, NV 89511
Sunday April 14th, 10am-1pm

This finely woven pine needle basket measures 6.5 across the foot and 5 across the mouth of the collared design. With the lid, it measures 5.5 tall. The pine needles are coiled and stitched in a spiral pattern in green and natural threads. The lid features a 1.5 tall, 0.75 wide section of smooth antler or bone, and there is a row of raffia-wrapping on the interior of the lid, serving as a lip to secure the lid to the body. The foot of the basket also features a row of raffia wrapping, and the very center coil is an open-stitched green butterfly. These design elements indicate to an outside expert that this basket is not traditional / native made, but an art-piece. The basket is also coated in a heavy, glossy lacquer to protect its beauty. This basket is in near mint condition, as the coils and stitches are flawless but there is some sun-fading of the green stitches (see interioir for original vibrance). A gorgeous piece. From the Tahoe Wovoka Estate Collection. Wovoka Collection HKA#63009