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another small Nootka of unusual materials and rim treatment. I am looking for information and value. This one is five in...
07/02/2024

another small Nootka of unusual materials and rim treatment. I am looking for information and value. This one is five inches in diameter and 4 inches in height.

The Nuu-chah-nulth, also formerly referred to as the Nootka, Nutka, Aht, Nuu chah nulth or Tahkaht, are one of the Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast in Canada. The term Nuu-chah-nulth is used to describe fifteen related tribes whose traditional home is on the west coast of Vancouver Island. Wikipedia

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Miniature Nootka clam basketThe Nuu-chah-nulth, also formerly referred to as the Nootka, Nutka, Aht, Nuu chah nulth or T...
07/02/2024

Miniature Nootka clam basket

The Nuu-chah-nulth, also formerly referred to as the Nootka, Nutka, Aht, Nuu chah nulth or Tahkaht, are one of the Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast in Canada. The term Nuu-chah-nulth is used to describe fifteen related tribes whose traditional home is on the west coast of Vancouver Island. Wikipedia

Susan Ketchersid; this crossed-warp cedar and raffia is called a "clam basket" they make that type all the way up to Haida/Tlingit country.

Cross-warp is 4 inch width and 3.5 inches in height

Fish or clam basketsFirst one has some rim damage and is six inches in diameter and four inches in depth.Second is eight...
06/29/2024

Fish or clam baskets

First one has some rim damage and is six inches in diameter and four inches in depth.

Second is eight inches in diameter and four inches in depth.

I had needed some help in pinpointing the exact tribe of these NW coast baskets. The first two, I believe are called 'fish baskets' or ‘Clam Baskets’ and these are small ones which were probably toys for the youth to use while the adults fished.

I was told the twill plaited starts marked them as Twana who used this start but they could just as well be a neighboring Puget Salish group.

From Wikipedia; "Twana is the collective name for a group of nine Coast Salish peoples in the northern-mid Puget Sound region, most of whom are extinct or are now subsumed into other groups and organized tribes. The Skokomish are the main surviving group and self-identify as the Twana today."

My contact, Susan Ketchersid; they should be labeled as *Puget* Salish, possibly Twana.

1001 listing Huron woodlands basket 12.5 X 4.25 very good condition
06/29/2024

1001 listing Huron woodlands basket 12.5 X 4.25 very good condition

looking through my flat files and found these two baskets, both 18 inch trays. One seems to be a vintage Chinese and the...
06/25/2024

looking through my flat files and found these two baskets, both 18 inch trays. One seems to be a vintage Chinese and the square may be Amazonian.

A vintage Penobscot with a rare lid treatment. 8.5 inches diameter X 4 inches high
01/24/2024

A vintage Penobscot with a rare lid treatment. 8.5 inches diameter X 4 inches high

Yanomomi gathering basket, dates back to 1970 or so. The lid is not the original partner, but is a good fit and shows th...
01/23/2024

Yanomomi gathering basket, dates back to 1970 or so. The lid is not the original partner, but is a good fit and shows the basket as it should be.

1920 Yanomami burden basket. Collected by missionaries and found in their Maine barn. Good example of the fine weaving o...
01/20/2024

1920 Yanomami burden basket. Collected by missionaries and found in their Maine barn. Good example of the fine weaving of the time with great patina. The lid is from a later time, but matches well. The original vine carrying strap is included. The basket has lots of damage, but displays well. Note the spring like foundation on the inside which keeps these baskets rigid during use.

I have 13 older Yanomami baskets. The Yanomami, also spelled Yąnomamö or Yanomama, are a group of approximately 35,000 i...
01/18/2024

I have 13 older Yanomami baskets. The Yanomami, also spelled Yąnomamö or Yanomama, are a group of approximately 35,000 indigenous people who live in some 200–250 villages in the Amazon rainforest on the border between Venezuela and Brazil. The first picture is of two burden baskets. The one on the left dates from the 1920s or earlier, unfortunately it shows much damage from being in a barn in Maine for many years. It was collected by a missionary couple. The one on the right is from the 60s perhaps 70s. I love the comparison of both materials and basket making skill.

I first read of the Yanomamo in an anthropology class many years ago. Yanomamö: The Fierce People is a 1968 book by American cultural anthropologist Napoleon Chagnon. It is an ethnographic study of the Yanomami people of the Amazon. “Writer James Wilson writing for The Ecologist noted the book's success can be seen as a combination of good writing (Wilson called Chagnon "a born storyteller") and explosive contents — the description of a very violent society ("brutal, cruel, treacherous" people, living "in a state of chronic warfare", whose leaders were "under the influence of hallucinogenic s***f, summoning up blood-curdling spirits to pursue their vendettas by magic")” That always gets ones attention.

As to the baskets, After the closeup shots you will see 11 bowl shaped baskets. Research a few years ago revealed that these are actually tops to burden baskets. I have fitted two tops to the burden baskets in the second picture. These are not the correct tops, but they almost fit. Most, but not all of the tops came from Barristers Gallery of Primitive Art in New Orleans. After Katrina, Andy had to close out most of his stock and I got as good share.

Most of the baskets are decorated with charcoal pigments and I think that the patterns might be territorial maps. There are four basket/tops with woven patterns/circles. I believe this is a later development from exposure to the techniques of nearby tribes such as the Yekuana.

I have pictured the starts of two lids here and will make a future post of all 11 tops.

The Shuar were one of the fiercest native tribes of the Upper Amazon/Ucayali rivers The Shuar belong to the Jivaroan eth...
01/14/2024

The Shuar were one of the fiercest native tribes of the Upper Amazon/Ucayali rivers The Shuar belong to the Jivaroan ethno-linguistic group and live in the upper Amazonian region of Ecuador as well as in Peru. The Shuar are known for their skill in warfare, both in defending their territories, in offensive actions against external enemies and headhunting. Headhunting leads to head shrinking.

Many years ago my sister owned and ran the Aztec Ruins Trading Post. She had to close the trading post when the National Park Service took over in the late 90s. Hidden away in a deep corner was a shrunken head with a clipping attributing the head to the Shuar people. She gave it to me and I eventually traded it to Andy of Barristers Gallery in New Orleans for baskets, textiles, and artifacts from all over the world.

A few years later, I ran across this rather old (probably pre 1920) Shuar shaman’s basket at a shop in San Francisco. These type baskets were thought to be storage for the implements and herbs used in the shrinking process. These shamans, called Tukupi or Uwishin are thought to possess magic and to be able to manipulate tsentsak—invisible, animate darts that will act when directed to. By accumulating tsentsak, the Shuar believe they can protect themselves from, as well as attack, their enemies. The purpose of shrinking a head of a slain individual was to acquire the soul of the slain individual.

This basket also had a bone necklace included and a tag indicating it came from Peru. The basket looks to be rather old, though the necklace has plastic beads. Also note the liana vine used for carrying the basket is still intact.

two Paumari baskets from Amazonia as well
01/08/2024

two Paumari baskets from Amazonia as well

A couple of Amazonian baskets They both appear to be Yekuana, but the smaller one has some characteristics of the neigh...
01/08/2024

A couple of Amazonian baskets They both appear to be Yekuana, but the smaller one has some characteristics of the neighboring Yanomami tribe. Note the spring like structure on the inside which keeps them rigid.

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