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Basketry and Perishables Page
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This page contains Ancient Native American Indian Basketry, Perishable items of all sorts (cordage,
etc.) and even Clothing items (moccasins, purses, etc.) Perishables are the RAREST of the RARE !
All items listed on all of our web pages were legally obtained on private land. |
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| SLPE1 |
Sorry folks, my "specialty
area" is stone artifacts, so I'll do the best I |
Purchased from
Paul Smith of
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350.00 |
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can to describe this item.
A quite unusual basket woven with plant |
Caldwell Idaho
who wrote: A
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fibers and twigs. The bottom appears to have been
"added" at a later
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Willamette Valley
(Oregon)
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date than the original basket. Since my knowledge of
basketry is so
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basket having a
bottom weave
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limited, I'll have to let the pictures tell the story.
8" diameter,
6-1/2"
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different from
the side weave |
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opening, 3" tall
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| SLPE2 |
A very nice woven fiber
basket having diamond and sun ray |
Purchased from
Paul Smith of Caldwell
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350.00 |
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patterns. Since my
knowledge of basketry is so limited, I'll have |
Idaho, and this
is what he wrote A
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to let the pictures tell the story. |
finely woven Yurok
basket 2-3/4" tall,
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6-3/8"
diameter having a pattern of
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Triangles. Ex:
Winters of Boise, Idaho. |
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| TSCPE2 |
A nice Salish Pacific
Northwest rectangular basket, |
Undocumented from |
550.00 |
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most likely dating to the
1940's era, this one appears |
a private collection |
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to be slightly "warped"
from age/storage, and this is |
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taken into account with
it's price. |
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The next 2 lots are an offering of extremely rare archaic perishable artifacts from a collection
dating to the 1930's and 1940's" and found in dry caves on private property,
full history to buyer. Archaic perishables of this quality are mostly only
found in museums and are very rarely offered for sale on the open market |
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| DIPE1 |
A nice RARE offering of
well preserved Archaic cave |
Recovered from caves
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2,550.00 |
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finds consisting of
sixteen straight awls ranging from |
on
private property in
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5-1/2" to 6-1/2". A small knuckle awl and a couple
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Val Verde County, TX |
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others with a gorgeous golden patina, some with
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engraving or otherwise likely hairpins and a couple of
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the larger ones which I believe are actually flaking tools. |
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There are four flint points and six delicate scrapers,
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most notched. A 4" long trapezoidal gorget, |
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1-1/4" wide to 2". Drilled but in need of finish polishing.
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A 5" x 2-1/2" clump of woven fine diameter netting,
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a ridiculously well preserved 1-1/2" woven grass lid, a
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13" larger diameter wooden piece split and notched at
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one end. I'm thinking it's fire starting related. A 7-1/2"
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smaller diameter notched wooden scraper handle and a |
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13" smaller diameter wooden piece which is slightly
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curved and notched it's entire length. |
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| DFPE1 |
A pair of very old woven
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Recovered from a rock shelter on private
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250.00 |
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mat sections in fairly
good |
property near French Glen, OR during the
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condition for the age
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1960's (details to buyer)
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| SIPE1 |
A very nicely made
Havasupai handled |
This was made by the last
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2,800.00 |
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woven basket having
orange, green and |
of the older skilled basket |
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blue dyed patterns, in excellent condition.
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makers on the Havasupai
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This basket was actually used by the
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Reservation in Arizona
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Havasupai Indians, as apposed to baskets |
during the 1930's
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which were created simply for the tourists |
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| TMPE6 |
(4) Perishables in a 6-1/2" x 8-1/2" |
Harney Co., OR |
130.00 |
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Riker Frame. These include a section of |
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sagebrush rope, a portion of a burden
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basket and other scarce perishables. |
Ex - Asmussen Collection |
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| TMPE7 |
Sagebrush Moccasin - An old cave |
Harney County, OR
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700.00 |
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find from Harney County, OR. This |
Full provenance to buyer |
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one is in fair shape for a scarce item,
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but still on the fragile side and missing |
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portions of the original form. Comes
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with a 12" x 16" x 2" Riker Frame |
Ex - Asmussen Collection
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| JAPE8 |
At first I listed this one
as a rare woven skirt, having
exquisite, thorough and |
Found in Klamath Co., OR
900.00 |
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detailed weaving patterns and tie loops on either side. (We have a full set of high |
(full details to buyer)
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resolution photos of this one if you're a serious buyer)
But I stand corrected by
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Ex: Baxter Collection |
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an experienced perishables collector who provided the
following additional information... |
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I was looking at the basketry and perishable page on
your web site and noticed item number JAPE8, the tule skirt. This is
actually a tule mat and has the typical side loops on it where the warp
crosses over to the next run but its not a woman's skirt. I've seen a lot
of these made by the both the Klamath and Paiute people out of the Great
Basin and have made replica ones for museums so I'm pretty familiar with
them. Mats in the great basin come in all sizes and are twined like this
one is whereas the mats from the Plateau tend to be sewn together with mat
needles and creasers. I have seen an actual skirt that came from a dry cave
in Malhuer Co OR recovered in the 1960's along with an old dried antelope
skin moccasin with the hair on the inside of it but the skirt is made out of
shredded sage brush bark rather than tule. The present owner thought it was
a sage brush bark mat but in this case it was actually a piece of clothing,
very rare of course. Its in fragmentary condition and is still in private
hands. Most of the items of woven clothing the basin peoples wore were made
of shredded sage brush like the sandals often were. Scratchy to wear of
course but it afforded some protection against the cold high desert winters.
Best; Steve |
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| JAPE3 |
A small ryker frame having
a single item labeled "Mezcal
Cud" found in a rock shelter |
Warm Springs, NV |
150.00 |
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(Plant fibers chewed by Native
American Indian women to soften them for weaving) |
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| MHPE481 |
A very nice brown, yellow
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California (Sorry, No |
350.00 |
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green woven Yurok/Hupa Hat |
further provenance was |
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from the 1800's. It has a
few slight |
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tears and 2 small holes
just below |
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the rim, where it was
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mounted on someone's wall.
It is 2-7/8" tall x 6-1/2" wide |
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A scarce and desirable item.
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Ex: Michael Hough |
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