Mono Paiute oval polychrome basket, most likely woven for Yosemite Field Days
woven out of sedge, dyed bracken fern and redbud beginning on a bunch grass foundation and switching to a rod foundation
attributed to Nellie or Tina Charlie
10 5/8" x 7 3/4" x 4 1/2" h
20 stitches/inch and 9 coils/iinch
circa 1920s
good condition with native repair on one end and a stabilized vertical crack.
provenance available (B0973)
$2500. *ON SALE! CALL FOR SALES PRICE.
This is a fascinating and beautiful basket. The Mono Paiute Indians are renowned for the baskets they wove for the Field Days held at Yosemite in the 1920s. This basket is very well-woven and has been attributed to Nellie or Tina Charlie (among the finest Mono Paiute weavers).
At some point in its history, the basket suffered a vertical break on one end and it has a native repair. There is also a very minor vertical break that has been stabilized.
This is an opportunity to own an exquisite basket by one of the most renowned weavers at a fraction of the price it would bear if it didn't have these breaks.
(Californian)
Marcy Burns American Indian Arts, LLC
525 East 72nd Street, Suite 26G
New York, New York 10021
(by appointment only)
