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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manybooks, post: 9910773, member: 8267&quot;]Based on the technique - 3 rod bunched foundation, stitched with willow/sumac, and herringbone rim - Jicarilla Apache seems plausible. Another possibility is one of the eastern Rio Grande Pueblos such as Zia, although their baskets are much less common. According to Whiteford, they produced baskets with a similar combination of techniques and some researchers think the Apache groups may have learned from them. (Andrew Hunter Whiteford: Southwestern Indian Baskets: Their History and Their Makers. pg.167-168.)</p><p><br /></p><p>The absence of any design deprives us of helpful clues, but also probably means it was made for actual use rather than being made for sale.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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