Available for you here are two vintage Tohono O'odham baskets - one lidded and one Squash design. If you like nice O'odham baskets, then this is the lot for you. The first basket features a bowl shape with an eye-catching geometric squash blossom pattern done in black and tan. The second basket is highlighted with a polychrome design along its walls. Additionally, this basket is accompanied with a lid.
The Native American Tohono O'odham or Desert People reside in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona and Mexico. Early Tohono O'odham Baskets were primarily utilitarian and later they became more decorative and creative. Tohono O'odham baskets are handmade using native plants such as Yucca, Beargrass, and Devil's Claw for color and substance. Basket forms include a variety of shapes to include plaques, bowls, and pictorial or figural baskets. Make your bid today and start your collection or add to it with these gorgeous baskets.
MAKER: An unknown basket weavers.
APPROX AGE: Vintage (meaning anywhere from the 1930s to 1970s).
SIZE: The bowl basket measures 3 1/4 inches deep x 12 3/4 inches in diameter. The basket with a lid measures 6 inches deep x 8 inches wide x 12 inches long.
CONDITION: Pretty good for their ages, normal wear and fading expected. Please look closely at the pictures as they are an important part of our description and are hereby incorporated into the description, specifically with regards to condition.
HANDLING: There will be an $10 handling / packaging fee for shipping this lot.
SHIPPING: The actual cost of postage will be added on top of the handling charges.