Native American Indian Pima Coil Basket - $75 (san jose west)

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NATIVE AMERICAN INDIAN PIMA (POSSIBLY PAPAGO) small, vintage, beautiful basketry "Olla" with lightning bolts and peaked mountains woven in traditional black Martynia (known to basket makers and collectors as "Devil's Claw). The body and shape of the basket is also done traditional with the foundation made of bundled grass or cattail stems and sewn/woven together with narrow strips of willow or cottonwood. This creates a light background for the black Devil's Claw designs to be displayed upon, enhancing the contrast and showing the designs more prominently. The beautiful rim is tightly woven at an angle with the devil's claw and shows wonderful patina.
CONDITION: GOOD vintage condition. No breaks, mouse chews, crushes or any repairs, all original as it was made. The basket is hand made and does show some human characteristics of a very slight dip in the rim. Please look at photographs, it is slight, but is there. The bottom is excellent, no fraying or staining. The inside of the basket shows some light dirt/dust accumulation from the years. Basket has light fading and some light dust, this can be carefully cleaned with a soft toothbrush. I prefer to let the basket's new owner make that decision. Patina takes years, cleaning it away is a matter of minutes and personal preference. The background body of the basket has mellowed to a light mellow tan through the years.
HEIGHT: 5" WIDTH AT OPENING: 5 "

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posted: 2025-06-05 09:53

updated: 2025-10-04 09:28

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NATIVE AMERICAN INDIAN PIMA (POSSIBLY PAPAGO) small, vintage, beautiful basketry "Olla" with lightning bolts and peaked mountains woven in traditional black Martynia (known to basket makers and...