Featured Some baskets

Maybe one day I won’t have to ask after my baskets but todays not the day. What do I have here?

The “whirling log” basket doesn’t seem quite old enough to have been from the age of innocence for that symbol. I don’t know if it’s a newer NA basket or a newer basket from elsewhere trying to be NA? The bird basket doesn’t really look NA to me. I was thinking south of the border, or African but I really don’t know. The last basket looks like it has some age and may be NA.

 

All are NA. Great finds! 1 and 2 are Tohono O'odham (formerly and erroneously called 'Papago').

I agree that #1 doesn't look old enough to be pre-1933 or so, but it could be.

These baskets are relatively common.

#3 is the best of them. It may be Pima-- also more properly today called Akimel O'odham, a related tribe also from Southern Arizona.

 

Yay!! I was thinking the third may be from that area but obv was totally unsure about the first two. Thanks much for your help on these! I didn’t get them for nothing but they average out to a pretty reasonable price for being what you’ve confirmed they are.

 

Ah, young padawan, you have learned much! I agree with your identifications.

 

Another great thing about antiquers--- a place I can hang out and actually be called 'young'! Not too many of those places in my life.