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Native American, Western United States, Nevada, Paiute or Washoe culture, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A beautiful beaded degikup basket made from plant fibers over coiled cane, the exterior completely beaded from base to rim in geometric patterns that resemble abstract butterflies. The basket is made by a coiling technique using native plants such as willow and bracken, and then seed beads are applied over the top using a netted stitch - a painstaking process. This purportedly came from the Stewart Indian School, a residential school that forced assimilation and taught vocational skills to Native children from 1890 to 1980. The in the 1936 the Wa-Pai-Shone Trading Post / Cooperative was opened on the campus and sold basketry and beaded artwork. Size: 6.5" Diameter x 4" H (16.5 cm x 10.2 cm)

Please note this item falls under the Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act and is not eligible for international shipping. Native American, Alaska Native, & Native Hawaiian objects are only eligible to ship within the United States.

Provenance: private Don Phelps collection, owner Todos Santos Trading Post, Alamo, California, acquired at the Steward Indian School

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#180297

Beading is intact and excellent. Minor fraying to interior fibers. Overall great condition!