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Native American, Western United States, Great Basin region, Shoshone, Paiute, or Washoe culture, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A beaded basket with a lid, made from plant fibers over coiled cane, the lid and exterior completely beaded from base to rim in geometric patterns. Great Basin tribes have made baskets for centuries using a coiling technique and native plants such as willow, fern, rosebud, and bracken. The seed beads were introduced with European trade and incorporated by using a netted stitch. Size: 5.5" Diameter x 4.5" H (14 cm x 11.4 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 before 2000; ex-Bernadine DeLorme and Linda Johnson-Comas collection

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#180296

Beading is in great condition and intact. Small fraying to cane coil on rim, otherwise intact.