Other Native American Baskets
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The Salish native Americans of the NW coast are known for their basket crafts. This small oval open basket has some rim damage, and one area on the side. There are little stitches of black and red along the bottom row. Measuring 6 inches long, by 4 inches wide and 3 inches deep.
Nootka natives live in NW Canada. They used a lot of cedar in the construction of their dwellings and crafts. This match stick holder was probably woven as a souvenir. What a great collectors item, the novelty alone is worth having it.
Lidded porcupine dyed quill and birch bark basket. The Great Lakes region has several native tribes that create crafts out of regional materials. The Winnebago natives use quills and birch bark to create beautiful baskets, containers and other decorated items for trade. The basket has some damage to the quill work.
In excellent condition, this Yokuts cooking basket (c. 1900) has a diameter of 20 inches and is 16 inches deep. The foundation is probably bundled deer grass stalks which are coiled with split sedge root. The Yokuts are a group of linguistically related people who lived in the San Joaquin Valley of California. Two or three red hot stones were set inside the basket and constantly moved around within boiling water and leached acorn dough.
