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<p>[QUOTE="Taupou, post: 4430051, member: 45"]I agree with 2manybooks. The oval bowl is definitely Hopi, and a nice find. </p><p><br /></p><p>But I have never encountered a Hopi basket with the painted "X," either. It was probably added by a former owner, for what reason, I have no idea. The unfinished back, (or sloppy craftsmanship) on the back, is also not typical of Hopi work. Maybe someone marked an X on it to indicate it wasn't suitable for the market!</p><p><br /></p><p>But the bowl, alone, is a great find for $12.</p><p><br /></p><p>I'd add Clara Tanner's books, "Indian Baskets of the Southwest" and "Southwest Indian Craft Arts" as being great references for the topic. There is no mention in those, or in any of the reference books I have about basketry or the Hopi culture, however, about the mysterious X.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Taupou, post: 4430051, member: 45"]I agree with 2manybooks. The oval bowl is definitely Hopi, and a nice find. But I have never encountered a Hopi basket with the painted "X," either. It was probably added by a former owner, for what reason, I have no idea. The unfinished back, (or sloppy craftsmanship) on the back, is also not typical of Hopi work. Maybe someone marked an X on it to indicate it wasn't suitable for the market! But the bowl, alone, is a great find for $12. I'd add Clara Tanner's books, "Indian Baskets of the Southwest" and "Southwest Indian Craft Arts" as being great references for the topic. There is no mention in those, or in any of the reference books I have about basketry or the Hopi culture, however, about the mysterious X.[/QUOTE]
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