Featured Hopi baskets

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  1. stracci

    stracci Well-Known Member

    I just wanted to share these three lovely baskets I acquired today.
    My mother-in-law, who was a member of the Isleta Pueblo here in NM, passed away two years ago. I just had the opportunity to choose a number of things from her estate, which I will show in this forum.
    These baskets were made (possibly in the 1960s or 70s)by a friend of the family who was Hopi.

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    stracci, May 20, 2023
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  2. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    Hop Hop Hoooray !!!!!:playful:
     
    komokwa, May 20, 2023
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  3. Potteryplease

    Potteryplease Well-Known Member

    Awesome heirlooms.
     
    Potteryplease, May 21, 2023
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  4. Lark

    Lark Well-Known Member

    So nice to see the crisp colors. So often one sees these these that have been exposed to the sun and faded. These are in mint condition.
     
    Lark, May 21, 2023
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  5. Figtree3

    Figtree3 What would you do if you weren't afraid?

    They are beautiful.
     
    Figtree3, May 21, 2023
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  6. bluumz

    bluumz Quite Busy

    So lovely!
    Are these "Second Mesa" baskets?
    Sorry, I know nothing about baskets. I asked about my own HERE, and they look similar.
     
    bluumz, May 21, 2023
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  7. stracci

    stracci Well-Known Member

    Your baskets are beautiful, too! I wonder what that X is all about?
    This is what we know about the weaver.
    My husband says she was the mother of his uncle. She was probably born around 1900, died in the 1980s. She was Hopi, married to an Isleta man.
    We have no idea if she was from Second Mesa, but based on the style, maybe so?
     
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  8. stracci

    stracci Well-Known Member

    The design on the side of the oval basket looks like a beetle to me!
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    stracci, May 21, 2023
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  9. Taupou

    Taupou Well-Known Member

    Hopi coiled baskets are made only on Second Mesa, so yes, they are Second Mesa coiled yucca and galleta grass baskets. And great baskets!
     
    Taupou, May 21, 2023
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  10. stracci

    stracci Well-Known Member

    Thank you @Taupou, for the confirmation !
     
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  11. Aquitaine

    Aquitaine Is What It IS! But NEVER BORED!

    Beautiful baskets!!!!:happy::singing::singing::singing::singing:
     
    Aquitaine, May 22, 2023
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