Mono (Monache) bottleneck basket, finely woven with a crisp, elaborate design
sedge and dyed bracken fern on a grass foundation circa 1900-1920
7 1/2" diameter by 3 1/2
" high
20 stitches/inch and 10 coils/inch
excellent condition (1-2 stitches missing on rim and visible in lower photo)
ex: Marcy Burns Collection; private collection
Please contact us for price.
The Mono Indians (or Monache) lived in central California near the Owens Valley Paiute and the Yokuts. Their baskets were often grouped with the nearby Yokuts as Tulare baskets early part of the 20th century and are often cited as among the finest basketry made in the world.
While weaving with the same materials as the Yokuts Indians, the Monache preferred to include a vertical design along with the "snake" bands. This basket also has a beautiful cross design flanked by bordering lines along the neck of the basket, making the basket particularly elegant in design.
This is a very fine example of a Mono bottleneck basket, one of the finest we have ever seen. It is beautifully and tightly woven and has a beautiful patina.
This basket is beautifully woven. It is a very fine example of a classic Mono bowl, elegant in its weave and simplicity of design.
Please note the fine quality of weave.
(Californian)
Marcy Burns American Indian Arts, LLC
525 East 72nd Street, Suite 26G
New York, New York 10021
(by appointment only)
