twined with geometric design

woven out of willow (warp) and pine root (weft)

8 1/2” diameter x 5 7/8” high

excellent condition

circa 1900-1920s

ex: Leonard Balish; Private Collection

$1100.

(mc2624)

7 3/4” diameter at the widest place (at the top) x 6 1/4” high. The basket tapers to a bottom of 5 1/2” wide.

11 stitches/inch; 4 coils/inch.

Start is plaited in a square out of devil’s claw. The rim is whipstitched out of devil’s claw.

The weaving material appears to be willow and devil’s claw with a grass bundle foundation.

ex: Leonard Balish; Private Collection

$250.

(MC2631)

twined out of spruce root, natural and some dyed with synthetic dyes

8” diameter x 6 3/4” high

excellent condition with a few chipped ends on the top and 2 holes near the top, probably the result of a previous label (both of which are common and to be expected of a basket this age)

circa 1900-1920s

ex: Leonard Balish; Private Collection

$1200.

(mc2625)

whirlwind design with “T” designs

woven out of willow, devil’s claw and yucca root

15” diameter x 3 1/4” high

13 stitches/inch and 5 coils/inch

excellent condition

circa 1890-1920s

ex: Leonard Balilsh; Private Collection

$3800.

(MC2623)

woven out of willow, devil’s claw and yucca

13 13/4” high x 11 1/2” diameter at widest place

excellent condition with a few missing stitches

ex: Leonard Balish; Private Collection

$4500.

(mc2622)

coiled out of willow and devil’s claw

15” diameter x 3” high

excellent condition with only a few scattered stitches missing on the rim

circa 1890s-1920

$3250.

(mc2622)

woven out of rivercane

10 3/4” diameter x 4 3/4” high

ex: Leonard Balish; Private Collection

excellent condition

$850.

(mc2626)

twined out of spruce root, natural and maidenhair fern (dark color) and synthetic dye (red)

6” diameter x 6 1/2” high

overall good condition. Knob and 1 stitch are missing from the lid, splits in lid have been stabilized and 2 stitches are missing from the body of the basket.

circa 1890-1920

ex: Leonard Balish; Private Collection

$450.

(mc2627)

twined out of cornhusk, Germantown wools and string or twine

14” wide at widest place x 19 3/4” long

excellent condition

circa 1880s-1900

ex: Private Collection

$3500.

(B0999)

Coiled out of willow, devil’s claw and yucca

Images of men, chicken and a flower or star in the center of the basket. Black rim.

12” diameter

ex: Private Collection

$4500.

(P0996)

pictorial with images of railroad cars on one side and a geometric design of stacked triangles on the other side

8 1/8” wide x 9 3/4” long without the handles orr 16 1/4” long with the handles

4 ply Germantown wools, cornhusk, and hemp

circa 1880-1890s

excellent condition

ex: David Cook Gallleries, 2002; Private Collection

$2500.

(MC2397)

12 3/4" diameter x 10 1/2" high

willow, devil's claw on a rod foundattion

circa 1890-1910

ex: Private Collection

excellent condition with a dark patina. There are some scattered missing stitches

$2900.

(mc2353)

9 3/4" diameter x 1 1/4" high

made out of willow and devil's claw

circa 1900-1920s

very good condition, with some missing stitches on the rim

ex: Private Collection

$850. **Sale

(mc2352)

coiled out of willow and devil's claw. Coils to the left.

12 3/8" diameter x 3 1/4" high

10 stitches/inch and 5 1/2 coils/inch

$1400.

(mc2350)

9” diameter x 3” high

19-20 stitches per inch; 8 1/2 coils per inch

very good condition with a few missing stitches on the rim

ex: Private Collection

circa 1890-1915

(mc2344)

$2800.

Offering this basket for sale has been a very interesting experience for me. This basketry bowl is quite rare. I have consulted with two knowledgeable people who have differing opinions, one saying it is Mission and another saying it is Tubatulabal. It is clearly Californian.

The Tubatulabal lived in the Kern Valley in California and were a relatively small group of people. Their baskets are frequently confused with the neighboring Kawaiisu.

This is a fantastic basket as well as a very interesting one. It merits being preserved in a collection.

22” diameter x 9” high

11.25 stitches per inch and 8 coils per inch

Woven out of sedge and dyed bracken fern

Very good condition with a few rim breaks and missing stitches

circa 1890-1920

This basket is quite rare. It is finely woven and has survived the years in very good condition. It is coming from a private collection and is being offered fresh to the market.

$4800.

(mc2343)

rattletop: 4” diameter x 3” high

wall pocket: 5 3/4” at widest point x 6 7/8” high

excellent condition

circa 1890-1900

(mc2207)