Native American, Southwestern United States, Eastern Arizona, Ancestral Puebloan/Anasazi culture, ca. 1150 to 1250 CE. A fabulous gathering of Ancestral Puebloan artifacts; four basket fragments, one pottery fragment, two strands of stone beads, sixteen stray stone beads, and eight shell beads. Presenting shades of tan and beige, each of the basket fragments are comprised of tightly woven strands of vegetal fiber. The grey piece of pottery is adorned with a stippled pattern. The stone beads all boast tube and barrel forms in hues of butterscotch and espresso, while the shell beads each exhibit a discoid shape in a lustrous tone of white. Size of largest: 19" L (48.3 cm); Size of custom display box: 24" W x 10.625" H (61 cm x 27 cm)

Provenance: private Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA collection; ex-Dr. David Harner collection, Springdale, Arkansas, USA, acquired between the 1950s and 1960s

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Baskets, pottery, and bead strands are all fragments of larger pieces. Light fraying to periphery of center basket piece. Nicks/chips to peripheries of beads. Otherwise, nice with light earthen deposits.