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Puyallup River Indian Twined Basket

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:200.00 USD Estimated At:400.00 - 600.00 USD
Puyallup River Indian Twined Basket
Auction Location:

16600 Aston Street
Irvine, CA 92606
Puyallup River Indian Twined Basket, approx. 8''x5'' high, ca. 1910. A slightly oval basket, plain-twined, with a pitch of the weave that is up and to the right. Designs are simple stripes that are dyed green and brown. The start is plaited in six units that make the base slightly oval. The rim is a diagonal stitch; rim interior has the tucked warp ends that are almost invisible. With appraisal from Anthropological Consultants, Sebastopol, CA, who state this basket was purchased by a F.S. Quick from the Hudson Bay Co. in Seattle in the 1920s-1930s. Condition is excellent with slight warping from age. Est.: $400-$600.