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| ITEM # | SIZE in inches | DESCRIPTION, APPROX. AGE | PRICE US$ | PHOTO |
| #11955 | 18"x11"x14" | Cherokee basket, plaiting with oak splints in dark green and pale orange, North Carolina, mid 20thC, singed by the weaver "Little John" on the bottom, near mint condition, larger photos | $225.00 | ![]() |
| #10145 | 17"x10"x12" | Cherokee basket, dyed river cane splints on oak spokes, the lashing of the rim and base is probably the inner bark of a Hickory tree, the two darker weavers creating a band are oak, this use of materials in baskets is unique to far Western North Carolina, ca. 1900, some minor staining to the bottom due to use, otherwise very good condition, larger photos | $325.00 | ![]() |
| #12103 | 10" x 15" x 12 1/2" | Cherokee Indians basket, North Carolina, early 20thC, oak splints with hard wood handle, the weaver splints are of varying sizes and were once dyed green and red, but most have faded, very good condition | $245.00 | ![]() |
| #11956 | 18"x11"x14" | Cherokee basket, plaiting with oak splints in natural and brownish-black, North Carolina, 2nd qtr 20thC, near mint condition, larger photos | $225.00 | ![]() |
| #11957 | 11"x6.5"x8" | Cherokee basket, two tone oak splints in a cute small size with a lovely patina, North Carolina, 1st Qtr 20thC, near mint condition, larger photo | $150.00 | ![]() |
| #7020 | 10.5"x8.5"x5" | Cherokee berry basket, hand woven hard wood, maple?, two tone natural color and brownish-black, ca.1st Qtr 20thC, collected in Kentucky, near mint condition, larger photos | $135.00 |
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| #11936 | 15"x4.5"x9" | Cherokee letter basket, plaited with maple splints in natural, pale red, and orange red, North Carolina, mid 20thC, the original sales tag from the Ocmulgee Mounds Museum Shop in Macon GA, identifies the material as maple, and the weaver as "Mary Lassick, E. Cherokee", near mint condition, larger photos | $85.00 |
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| #7036 | 11.5"x5" | Cherokee wall basket, plated with maple splints, natural color, brown, and orange, North Carolina, ca. 1970, near mint condition, larger photos, larger photos | $89.00 |
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| #8132 | 4 1/2" x 4" | Cherokee honey suckle basket with inset lid, honey suckle vines on oak splints, 20thC vintage, North Carolina, signed by the artist "Melinda Bigwitch, Cherokee, N.C." | $75.00 |
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| #12912 | 3.5"x3.5"x2" | Cherokee miniature wicker basket, natural color with brown and eggplant, 20thC vintage, signed "Shirley Sevein, Cherokee", near mint condition, larger photos | $40.00 |
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| #1023 | 16"x15" | Cherokee wall plaque, river cane twill weave, dyed with bloodroot and walnut, the original tag from the Museum of the Cherokee is still attached, it reads "Handmade by Cherokee Indians, Item: Wall Mat; Date: 3-3-57; Craft Person: Mary Tramper; Material Used: River Cane", very good condition with only a couple of broken splints, larger photos | $145.00 |
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| #11943 | 13"x6.5" | Cherokee doll cradle, basketry with oak splints, leather fringes, glass beads, and a small leather medicine pouch, signed by the weaver "Sally Reed", North Carolina, 20thC vintage, near mint condition, larger photos | $65.00 |
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| #11934 | 8"x8" | Cherokee type urn shaped basket, plaited in naturally colored oak splints with slight two tone color, North Carolina, 20thC vintage, this basket was purchased with a group of other Cherokee baskets, the original price on the bottom is $60.00, near mint condition, larger photos | $49.00 | ![]() |
| #12007 | 14" x 14" | Cherokee vine basket with hard wood handle, a type encouraged by North Georgia Moravian Missions to the Cherokee in the 19thC, ca.1890 or earlier, some condition issues along the rim, but the basket is in general good condition | $65.00 | ![]() |
| #6176 | 9" x 10" x 14" | Cherokee Oak splint basket, signed "Vassie Ellis, N.GA", Mr. Vassie Ellis lived in Hall County Georgia, he was a member of the Northeast Georgia Cherokee Tribal Council, and a known white oak weaver, late 20thC, very sturdy | $85.00 | ![]() |
| #11961 | 10"x10"x11" | South Carolina basket with Cherokee influence, river cane and oak splints, mid 20thC, we sometimes forget the the Cherokee nation once occupied the lands of current western South Carolina, larger photos | $125.00 |
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| #9971 | 16x12x9 | Flower basket, river cane on oak splints, the rim and handle are treated decoratively and sewn with bark, 2nd Qtr 20thC, the use of these three materials in the same basket is a trait of the Cherokee, and the Catawba, but probably also there neighbors of European heritage, tentatively we are calling it a Western North Carolina flower basket, very good condition | $125.00 | ![]() |
| #11962 | 9"x5.5"x6" | Western South Carolina basket, plaited hardwood splints, a very unusual and elegant shape, elongated rectangle with rounded bottom, 2nd Qtr 20thC, near mint condition, larger photos | $125.00 |
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| #9994 | 9x9x12 | Choctaw work basket, hand woven of river cane, red and green on natural, Mississippi, 1st Qtr 20thC, red and green on natural, this is a work basket that has been used, so not in mint condition, but generally very good condition, larger photos | $275.00 | ![]() |
| #9996 | 7x7x7 | Choctaw cow-nose basket, hand woven river cane in red and natural, Mississippi, 2nd Qtr 20thC, very good condition, larger photo | $150.00 |
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| #9995 | 9x9x8.5 | Choctaw basket, hand woven river cane in faded red and green and natural, Mississippi, 1st Qtr 20thC, very good condition, larger photos | $225.00 |
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| #12107 | 8" x 8" x 4" | Choctaw basket, hand woven river cane with faded red and black weavers, 1st Qtr 20thC, very good condition | $165.00 |
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| #2044 | 10"x8"x4" | Choctaw cow-nose basket, twill plaited river cane, Mississippi, mid 20thC, red and eggplant color, near mint condition, larger photo | $150.00 |
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| #2045 | 5"x8.5" | Choctaw gift basket, plaited river cane, with a twill base, Mississippi, mid 20thC, a very cheery gift basket in red, green, yellow, and eggplant, near mint condition, larger photos | $95.00 |
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| #9997 | 5x4x6 | A small Choctaw gift basket, hand woven river cane, blue-black, pale yellow-green, Mississippi, 2nd Qtr 20thC, general good condition, larger photos | $95.00 |
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| #4002 | 12"x6.5" | Choctaw river cane basket, twill plated river cane some splints dyed in black and red, but now faded, Mississippi, ca. late 19th - early 20thC, the most impressive feature of this basket is it's buoyancy, when placed in water it sinks only to just below the rim and floats in the water, anyone who has been down on the Bayou knows how the water can be filled with plant matter, this would allow cleaner water to filter in through the splints, providing cleaner water to scoop from, a few broken splints but general good condition, larger photos | $175.00 |
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| #12109 | 8" x 6 1/2" | A Choctaw honey suckle basket, hand woven honey suckle vines dyed two shades of red, not as pink as in the photo, more rose, a design made popular by their not so distant neighbors the Cherokee, signed with a paper label "Inez Henry, Choctaw tribe, Boque Chitto, Miss., Craftsmen's Guild of Mississippi", 20thC vintage, near mint condition | $98.00 |
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| #8128 | 12" x 13" x 6" | Fancy work pine basketry purse, pine needles elaborately sewn with grass, finished all the way around and even on the bottom, lined with fabric, Southeast US, 20thC vintage, very good condition | $145.00 |
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| #12111 | 10" x 5" | Pine needle basket, bundle coiled pine needles sewn with grass, the the stems of the needles are worked to the inside of the urn shaped bowl, to produce a smooth exterior, US Southeast, 20thC vintage | $98.00 |
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| #8129 | 7" x 3 1/2" | Pine needle basket, bundle coiled pine needles sewn with palmetto, Southeast US, found in Florida, 20thC vintage, very good condition | $39.00 |
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| #1203 | 4 1/2" x 3 1/2" | Pine needle basket, bundle coiled pine needles sewn with grass, Southeast US, 20thC, lidded knob top with an acorn for the knob, near mint condition | $85.00 |
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| #1208 | 3" x 8 1/2" | Pine needle basket, bundle coiled pine needles sewn with grass in a feather stitch, iron rim, Southeast US, early 20thC, very good condition | $85.00 |
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| #10120 | 5"x2" | Pine needle basket, bundle coiled pine needles sewn with grass, Southeast US, mid 20thC, very fine work, the weaver has kept the stem of each needle, but pain-stakenly worked each to the inside of the bowl, leaving a smooth exterior, and creating an interior with mottled color and texture, near mint condition | $45.00 |
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| #8126 | 4" round | Pine needle basket in a shallow dish form, bundle coiled pine needle sewn with grass, some fancy work in the center, Southeast US, found in Florida, 20thC vintage, very good condition | $24.00 |
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| #7932 | 7"x2" | Coushatta basket, (also called the Koasati) hand woven bundle coiled pine needles, sewing with natural colored grass with green rim finish, an unusual variety of spaced stitching called looped coiling, the grass loops around itself each time it loops around the coiled pine needles crating a delicate and decorative spaced weave, 2nd Qtr 20thC,Southeast USA, Louisiana, near mint condition, larger photos | $85.00 | ![]() |
| #4979 | 4.5"x2.5" | Seminole basket, bundle coiled pine needle baskets like this sewn with black thread can be attributed the the Seminole Indians, Southeast USA, collected in Georgia, near mint condition, larger photos | $85.00 | ![]() |
| #4981 | 3"x1/2" | A miniature pine needle basket made into a pin cushion, the work is very fine, pine needles sewn with grass, Southeast US, 20thC vintage, the fabric looks like something from the 30's, near mint condition, larger photos | $85.00 |
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| #12013 | 7"x6" | Seminole pine needle basket, bundle coiled pine needles decoratively sewn with white cotton thread, Florida, 20thC vintage, near mint condition, larger photos | $55.00 |
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| #12104 | 9" across | Pine needle basket, bundle coiled pine needles sewn with grass, a shallow bowl with circular wood start, US Southeast, probably Georgia, ca.1960, very good condition | $45.00 |
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| #12113 | 12 1/2" x 4" | Sweet hay basket, a nice example of utilitarian American Folk Art, bundle coiled hay sewn with palmetto, similar to baskets of the Gullah People, but probably from Georgia, two raised handles would have been a practical addition to aid in passing biscuits around the dinner table, early 20thC, some missing splints but general good condition | $125.00 |
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| #7944 | 6"x2.5" | Gullah Seagrass basket, Gullah People, South Carolina Lowcountry, ca.1920's, bundle coiled sweetgrass basket sewn with spaced palmetto stitching, classic African-American folk art, one of the most popular designs featured in catalogs of the 1920's, very good condition, larger photo | $95.00 |
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| #12110 | 8.5"x8.5"x7.5" | Gullah Seagrass basket, Gullah People, South Carolina
Lowcountry, 20thC vintage, bundle coiled sweetgrass and pine needles sewn
with spaced palmetto stitches, classic African-American folk art, the weaver
put extra work into this one, it is footed with a handle, and the pine
needles are twisted to create a knobbed rim finish, near mint condition
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$85.00 |
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| #6163 | 5"x11" | Gullah Seagrass basket, Gullah People, South Carolina Lowcountry, 2nd Qtr 20thC, bundle coiled sweetgrass and pine needles sewn with spaced palmetto stitches, classic African-American folk art, in the shape of a wall basket, near mint condition | $85.00 |
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| #7933 | 5.5"x5.5" | Houma Sweetgrass basket, bundle coiled fragrant sweetgrass with spaced palmetto stitching, very similar to Gullah work, and in fact, collected in Louisiana and attributed to the Louisiana Gullah, the globular shape with inset lid and originally brightly colored grass (now faded) is not like South Carolina work, there was a tribe in Louisiana called the Bayogoula (bauo people) who merged with the Houma, and perhaps this name was confused with Gullah from an older memory, ca. 1920, one minor ding to shoulder otherwise very good condition, larger photos | $95.00 |
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| #12986 | 15"x15"x16" | A Southern White Oak market basket, signed by the weaver "Greenville Alabama", mid 20thC, Greenville is the Butler county seat and fairgrounds, and hosts several events such as The Sweet Gum Bottom Blues Festival and the Low Country Boil, strong and in near mint condition, larger photos | $65.00 |
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| #12907 | 8"x8"x13" | A Southern White Oak basket, Southeast United states, mid 20thC, near mint condition, larger photos | $65.00 |
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| #11953 | 5"x4" | Papago lidded knob top basket, bundle coiled yucca plant with inset lid, winding stepped diamonds, SW United States, 2nd Qtr 20thC, very good condition, larger photos | $275.00 | ![]() |
| #9992 | 8x5x4 | Papago basket, SW United States, 2nd QTR 20thC, oval, decorated with four bird figures that look like Turkeys, did you know that Native Americans domesticated turkeys in the South West, and that Spanish explorers introduced them into Europe in the early 1500's, very good condition, larger photos | $295.00 | ![]() |
| #11952 | 6.5"x3" | Papago basket, bundle coiled yucca plant and grass with a geometric design in a beautiful shade of brownish-red, SW United States, 2nd Qtr 20thC, very good condition, larger photos | $195.00 | ![]() |
| #1210 | 7" x 6 1/2" | Papago basket, (Tohono O'odam Indians), bundle coiled yucca, decorated with 4 large "coyote tracks", SW United States, mid 20thC, near mint condition | $195.00 | ![]() |
| #1243 | 5" x 6" | Papago basket, (Tohono O'odam Indians), bundle coiled
yucca and grass, decorated with brown devils claw, inset lid with handle, SW United States, mid 20thC,
near mint condition
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| #12905 | 8"x8"x6.5" | Papago split handle basket, bundle coiled yucca and devils claw, the shape is sometimes called a friendship basket, mid 20thC, SW United States, near mint condition, larger photos | $195.00 | ![]() |
| #1131 | 5" x 2" | Papago Indians basket, hand sewn tricolor yucca, SW United States, mid 20thC, a very cute round bowl, near mint condition | $135.00 | ![]() |
| #2189 | 6" x 4" x 2 3/4" | Tohono O'odham Indians basket, (Papago Indians), SW United States, ca.1970, a one color yucca basket, but decorated with bifurcated stitches, near mint condition | $85.00 | ![]() |
| #10119 | 7 1/2" round | Tohono O'odham Indians basket tray, (Papago Indians), SW United States, ca.1970, a one color yucca basket, but decorated with bifurcated stitches, near mint condition | $65.00 | ![]() |
| #1218 | 1 1/2" round | Miniature horse hair basket, Papago Indians (Tohono O'odham Indians), hand coiled ivory horse hair sewn with brown horse hair, SW United States, 20thC, near mint condition | $55.00 |
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| #9932 | 15" round | A large Hopi plaque, hand woven of bundle coiled grass and sewn with yucca, SW United States, early 20thC, this is probably a wedding plaque due to it's large size and floral design that continues to the outer edge of the plaque, it would be heaped with corn meal, and presented from the bride's family to the groom's mother in a payback ceremony, however, the plaque itself (i.e.. the bride) is always the property of the groom, large floral designs have often been symbolic of female fertility and blossoming youth, very good condition with only minor dings and some fading of colors, larger photos | $550.00 | ![]() |
| #4009 | 8"x4" | Klamath cooking basket, Northern California, ca.1880, twined spruce root decorated with bear grass in half twist overlay, stones would be heated in the fire, and then placed in the basket, acorns could be heated and roasted this way, or water could be heated to cook food, there is some damage along the rim, but I think this was from use, and given the great age, we can be a little forgiving of the condition, larger photos | $450.00 |
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| #10122 | 7.5" x 4.5" | Pit River Basket, (Achomawi Indians), a mush bowl or cooking basket, Northeast California, ca. early 20thC, a type of twining that is unique to this area called "Full Twist Overlay", the technique sets these baskets apart from their neighbors who use a half twist technique, the full twist overlay allows the design to be seen both inside and outside the basket, age has given the bear grass a golden patina, some stains on the interior of the bottom from use, otherwise, very good condition, larger photos | $850.00 |
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| #2191 | 14"x19" | A large Salish Indians basket tray with handles, British Columbia, Canada, ca.1900, bundle coiled foundation with bifurcated stitches, imbricated cherry bark and grass with some beading, decorative rim finish, general good condition, missing some stitches, but missing none of the charm, larger photos | $295.00 |
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| #10918 | 7"x7" | Makah-Nootka woven mat, Pacific Northwest, 2nd Qtr 20thC, hand woven, wrapped twined bear grass on cedar bark, purple and yellow rings frame six green water birds, cedar bark checker-work in the center, very good condition, framed behind glass, larger photo | $225.00 | ![]() |
| #7935 | 4.5"x3.5" | Alaskan lidded trinket basket, single rod coiling, sewn with red and natural beach grass in geometric designs on willow rod, late 19th/early 20thC, general good condition, larger photos | $175.00 | ![]() |
| #7936 | 8"x4.5" | Alaskan lidded treasure basket, single rod coiling, sewn with red and faded green beach grass in geometric designs on willow rod, late 19th/early 20thC, general good condition, larger photos | $195.00 |
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| #8967 | 12x12x2.5 | Alaskan basket, hand woven, single rod coiling, willow with conifer root, usually attributed to the Lower Yukon, 3rd Qtr 20thC, decorated with glass beads and bone? beads, and what looks to be carved bone in the center in the shape of a salmon with an eagles head carved into it, near mint condition, larger photos | $325.00 |
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| #9984 | 2x3.5 | Miniature Eskimo basket, hand woven single rod coiling with carved walrus tusk in the shape of a whale, early 20thC, near mint condition, larger photos | $395.00 |
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| #11937 | 6"x4.5"x3.5" | Alaskan basket, single rod coiling with wooden start and with carved wooden top in the image of the mythical "Sea Wolf", Alaska, mid 20thC, near mint condition, larger photo | $150.00 |
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| #4099 | 6"x4.5"x3.5" | Alaskan basket, single rod coiling with wooden start and with carved wooden top in the image of the mythical "Sea Wolf" in blonde wood, Alaska, mid 20thC, near mint condition, larger photo | $150.00 |
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| #12901 | 13"x9" | Alaskan wall plaque, Alaska, mid 20thC, hard wood oval carved into the shape of a reclining deer, finished with a rim of single rod coiling, technically we could call this single rod coiling with a hard wood start, near mint condition, larger photo | $55.00 |
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| #12902 | 13"x9" | Alaskan wall plaque, Alaska, mid 20thC, hard wood oval carved into the shape of a frog, finished with a rim of single rod coiling, technically we could call this single rod coiling with a hard wood start, near mint condition, larger photo | $55.00 |
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| #7934 | 5.5"x2.5" | Alaskan coiled basket, early 20thC, single rod coiling, willow rod sewn with bear grass, the bear grass was dyed green, brown, and yellow, and the basket was decorated in a serpentine design, but has faded with age, the color can still be seen on the bottom, a simple yet elegant bowl, very good condition, larger photos | $95.00 |
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| #11950 | 4"x5" | Passamaquoddy bottle basket, oak splints, honey suckle (?) vines, and sweetgrass woven around a glass vase, two round handles, collected in Main, 20thC vintage, near mint condition, larger photos | $65.00 |
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| #8940 | 6.5" tall | Micmac bottle basket, hand woven, Northern Main, mid 20thC, white ash splints in fancy porcupine twist work and wicker work in the shape of a pine cone, woven around an white opaque bottle, probably to be used as a vase, near mint condition | $75.00 | ![]() |
| #11931 | 16"x12"x8" | Antique Algonkian basket, beautiful patina to the plaited ash splints, dots and X's with red paint, most likely Massachusetts or Connecticut, late 19thC, general good condition considering the age, larger photos | $295.00 | ![]() |
| #9993 | 6x3x2 | Eastern Woodlands, Antique Birch bark box with sweetgrass rim treatment sewn with hard wood splints, etched design, New England, 19thC, generally good condition, a good early box, larger photos | $395.00 | ![]() |
| #8939 | 9"x3.5" | Iroquois ash splint basket, Eastern Great Lakes, mid 20thC, the splints are dyed in the whole with colorful rose, lavender, and yellow, fancy curlicue work decorates the rim and provides feet for the basket, near mint condition, larger photo | $85.00 |
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| #12990 | 4"x4"x3" | Miniature Ash splint basket, fine thin wood splints, some of which were once dyed red, but mostly faded now, age has given the basket a beautiful golden tan, Eastern Great Lakes, 2nd Qtr 20thC, near mint condition and very nice work, larger photos | $65.00 |
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| #9158 | Penobscot sewing basket, plaited black ash splints with a green wash, decorated with natural braided sweetgrass, with a braided sweetgrass handle, collected in Main, 2nd Qtr 20thC, very good condition | $85.00 |
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| #8959 | 7"x3" | Penobscot sewing basket, plaited black ash splints with a green wash, decorated with natural sweetgrass, collected in Main, 2nd Qtr 20thC, the price is lower because it probably once had a handle, otherwise in great shape, larger photos | $45.00 |
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| #2049 | 4.5"x2" | Penobscot sewing basket set, Main, 1920's-30's, this is two baskets, both are ash splints decorated with sweetgrass, this is some of the finest work I have seen, the main basket has splints dyed orange and purple, the miniature basket that doubles as a pin cushion has splints dyed green, both are in near mint condition, and amazing that they have not been separated over the years, larger photos | $95.00 |
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| #7105 | 5" round | Sweetgrass sewing basket, twined sweetgrass on ash splints with some green dye, a thimble holder and scissor holder attached to the top, Micmac or Penobscot Indians, eary 20thC, Main, near mint condition | $65.00 |
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| #11941 | 12"x10.5" | Penobscot swing handle basket, very thin white ash splints, some colored in red or green, collected in Main, ca. 1920's-30's, the bottom is plaited in 2/2 twill to create a decorative bottom, fading of colors on the outside, some minor dings from years of use, generally in good condition with swing handle intact, larger photos | $95.00 |
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| #7024 | 10.5"x10"x11" | Penobscot swing handle basket, very thin white ash splints, some colored in purple and turquoise, collected in Main, ca. 1st Qtr 20thC, the bottom is plaited in 2/2 twill to create a decorative bottom, fading of colors on the outside, otherwise in near mint condition, larger photos | $125.00 |
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| #7027 | 5"x5"x6.5" | Penobscot child's basket, very thin white ash splints with a swing handle, some colored in pale green and blue, collected in Main, ca. 1st Qtr 20thC, the bottom is plaited in 2/2 twill to create a decorative bottom, fading of colors on the outside, otherwise in near mint condition, larger photos | $85.00 |
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| #7025 | 10"x10.5"x13" | Penobscot basket, very thin white ash splints with a hard wood handle, some colored in pale red, collected in Main, ca. 1st Qtr 20thC, the bottom is plaited in 2/2 twill to create a decorative bottom, fading of colors on the outside, otherwise in near mint condition, larger photos | $98.00 |
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| #12915 | 17"x17x"x15" | Round bottom ash basket with god's eye lashing at the handles, age has given the wood a lovely golden tan patina, Eastern Seaboard, ca. 1920's, near mint condition and sturdy, larger photo | $125.00 |
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| #2056 | 15"x12"x12" | Ash splint market basket, Great Lakes, mid 20thC, very thin splints of ash give this basket a light airy feel, enough age to begin to have a golden patina, near mint condition, larger photos | $65.00 |
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| #9976 | 11.5x11 | New England market basket, ash splints with light red band around the top and shaped handle, round shape, signed "Carol J. '85", very good condition, larger photos | $45.00 |
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| #2036 | 19"x15"x13" | A shapely round bottom basket made of hardwood splints, slightly "gizzard" shaped, 20thC vintage, general good condition, origin unknown, priced for the decorative value, larger photos | $55.00 |
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| #7029 | 7"x12"x10" | Amana basket, Amana colonies, Iowa, dated 1988, the Amana colonies were founded by people of German heritage who moved west seeking religious freedoms, signed "Laura Kleinmeyer, Middle Amana, Iowa, 10-88", near mint condition, larger photos | $55.00 |
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| #7946 | 12x13x15 | New England style egg basket, hand woven white oak splints, some once had a light wash in green and red, but now faded, classic "gizzard" shape with god's eye design at each juncture of the handle, vintage but not so very old, larger photos | $29.00 |
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| #12910 | 9"x7"x14.5" | A shallow egg basket, oak splints, some dyed lavender and periwinkle blue, origin unknown, vintage 20thC, priced for it's decorative value, larger photos | $29.00 |
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| #8954 | 11x11x12 | New England style egg basket, hand woven white oak splints, some thin brown splints, classic "gizzard" shape with god's eye design at each juncture of the handle, the handle is treated decoratively, vintage but not so very old, origin unknown, priced for it's decorative value, larger photos | $24.00 |
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| #9939 | 12"x15"x12" | A primitive basket made from whole woody vines, decorative open work, you can hang this one so that air gets to it and use it to ripen fruit, Southern Appalachian?, collected in Northern Georgia, very good condition | $24.00 |
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| #9937 | 16"x5" | Cheese basket from Ohio, hexagonal plaiting with wood splints and finished with a light green paint, 20thC vintage but not antique, we know the origin because it is stamped on the bottom, general very good condition | $29.00 |
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| #12989 | 13.5"x9"x8.5" | An Oak flower basket with oval solid hard wood bottom, some of the side splints are dyed green, mid 20thC, origin unknown but it has a Southern flavor, near mint condition, larger photos | $24.00 |
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| #12988 | 13.5"x9"x8.5" | An Oak flower basket with oval solid hard wood bottom, undecorated, mid 20thC, origin unknown but it has a Southern flavor, near mint condition | $24.00 |
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| #12998 | 9.5"x8.5"x7.5" | A small flower basket from Missouri, made of hard wood splints, 20thC vintage, stamped on the handle "Hand made white oak, by Davis Baskets, Macks Creek, Missouri", near mint condition, larger photos | $24.00 |
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| #12991 | 5"x5"x5" | A small Oak splint basket with Cherokee influence, some of the splints are dyed light brown, collected in North Georgia, if I read the penciled inscription correctly, the asking price was $9.00 in 1955, near mint condition | $24.00 |
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| #2031 | 6.5"x7"x6" | A sturdy little buttocks basket made from hardwood splints and painted a pretty deco green, not so old but nice work, origin unknown, priced for it's decorative value only, near mint condition, larger photos | $18.00 | ![]() |
| #12985 | 15"x15"x16" | Oak splint gathering basket, painted baby blue and rose with tulips, origin unknown but smacks of Americana Heartland, near mint condition, priced for the decorative value | $18.00 | ![]() |
| #12994 | 6"x6"x7.5" | A small honeysuckle basket with Cherokee influence, 20thC vintage, found in North Georgia, did you know that there are over 400 varieties of honeysuckle vine in North America?, near mint condition, priced for the decorative value, larger photos | $14.00 | ![]() |
| #2035 | 10"x8"2.5" | A cute heart shaped basket, oak splints, 20thC vintage, a little age has cured the basket to a mellow color, origin unknown, priced for the decorative value | $15.00 | ![]() |
| #7945 | 7x3x10 | American flag basket, dyed wood splints in red blue with natural, the original tag says "Basketry by Sandy, Independence Missouri" and signed on the bottom "SM 2001", the year 2001 saw a surge in patriotism in the US, there was a newly elected and then popular president in office, and of course 2001 was the year of the 9-11 attacks, near mint condition, larger photos | $29.00 | ![]() |
| #9982 | 8.5x5x9.5 | New England Oak splint wall basket, hand woven and decorated with light blue curlicue work, signed on the bottom "Jon '86", very good condition | $24.00 |
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| #9979 | 7.5x7.5x10 | A small New England style cat head basket with fashioned handle, stamped with green leaves, beautiful brown ash splints of differing sizes, vintage 20thC, origin unknown, priced for it's decorative value, very good condition | $24.00 |
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| #3071 | 10"x9" | Tarahumara Indians basket, Northern Mexico, 20thC vintage, hand woven of two tone Ixtel in the shape of a water olla, this is a classic shape for pottery from this area, the weave is a double wall weave, twill plaited in such a way that the basket is finished on both the inside and outside, we sometimes forget that Northern Mexico is the other Southwest US, very good condition, larger photos | $24.00 |
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| #10906 | 15"x15.5" | Bora ring basket, Bora Indians, Peruvian Amazon rain forest, 20thC vintage, twill weave with strips of the bajyuhaba plant, a type of palm, (Carludovica palmata), it resembles ring baskets by other Native peoples of the Americas including the Hopi and Cherokee, other plaques like this are given as gifts, used to offer food, and hung on display, this one too has a loop for hanging, near mint condition, larger photos | $85.00 | ![]() |
| #8131 | 5" x 3" | Wounaan Indians basket, thin bundle coiled and very finely stitched palm, Darien Rain Forest, Panama, 20thC, natural, tan, rust, green, and black, near mint condition | $95.00 | ![]() |
| #7928 | 3.5"x2.5" | Wounaan Indians basket, thin bundle coiled and very finely stitched palm, Darien Rain Forest, Panama, 20thC, natural, tan, pale yellow, rust, and chocolate, near mint condition | $95.00 |
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| #2102 | 9"x4" | Quiche Indians (Maya), hand woven basket/purse, bundle coiled grasses with spaced stitches and plaited handle, Belize, 20thC vintage, very sturdy, near mint condition | $45.00 |
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| #11947 | 13"x4" | Miniature Birch bark canoe, sewn with honey suckle vine, with a leather thong for hanging, 20thC vintage, probably Great Lakes, near mint condition, larger photos | $55.00 | ![]() |
| #7947 | 27"x27" | A large cane tray, twill weave, probably made in China, but someone has enhanced it with hand painted dogwood flowers, an iconographic image on the Eastern Seaboard, 20thC vintage, very good condition, it has a hook for hanging, priced for it's decorative value, larger photos | $95.00 | ![]() |
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