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Vintage 1970's Papago Tohono O'odham Baskets Native American Yucca Bear Grass

$ 31.67

Availability: 19 in stock
  • Provenance: Ownership History Not Available
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Tribal Affiliation: Tohono O'odham
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Artisan: Unknown
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Modified Item: No
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Handmade: Yes
  • Condition: Used
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted

    Description

    Collection of three small baskets purchased
    by my parents from Native American sellers in Arizona in the late 1960's or early 1970's.  They have been kept safely in their cherished collection ever since.  I am slowly adding other items from their collection to Ebay.
    The larger piece is about 7.75" across and 2" deep.  The thunderbird and bat baskets are about 4.5" across and about .5" tall.   All are in very good overall condition with no breaks or although the basketry materials (bear grass, yucca, devils claw) may have faded some with age.  Note the detail in the eyes of the bat and thunderbird!
    A little info about the Tohono O’odham
    The name (pronounced
    to-HO-no oh-O-tahm
    ) means “desert people.” The tribe was formerly known as the Papago, a name the Spanish called them that came from a mispronunciation of a Pima word meaning “bean people” or “bean-eaters.”