Apache Burden Basket 12" wide x 8" deep inside

Description

Gorgeous multi-banded Native American
Apache
Burden Basket 12" wide x 8" deep (inside lip to inside bottom edge) with a coned inner center. Beautiful Condition.
Tightly
wrapped, tight rim.
There are 3 missing tin cones on the bottom, please see pics. Cones easily made from tobacco tin lids.
Have your visitors leave their burdens (figuratively };-) at your door!
The
burden basket
of the
Apache
tribe is one of the most quickly recognized items of material culture of the people.
The
baskets
were once made for everyday use in collecting or gathering wild foods, or to cultivate crops like corn.
Burden baskets
are cone shaped, with flat or rounded bottoms.
Buckskin and cone jingles made of tin are added to enhance the basket. Nearly all baskets will have a buckskin carry strap, which was once worn around the head or shoulders. As the baskets were carried the tin cones would jingle and scare off snakes. Small baskets were given to children and the jingling alerted parents to where the children were. It is said that these are hung outside a home and visitors are to place their burdens in the basket before entering the home. The saying “leave your burdens at the door” originated with these baskets. The baskets are a symbol of pride for the Apache people.
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