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Offered for your consideration is a masterfully crafted, highly collectible vintage Southwestern Native American coiled basket, showcasing a classic olla …
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Offered for your consideration is a masterfully crafted, highly collectible vintage Southwestern Native American coiled basket, showcasing a classic olla silhouette with an elegant, tightly incurving rim. This vessel represents a premier investment piece for discerning collectors of ethnographic art, fine global eclectic textiles, and upscale lodge accents.
Rare & Desirable "Olla" Form: Unlike common flat trays or shallow open bowls, this deep storage-jar profile requires unparalleled mathematical precision and structural skill to shape as the basket curves inward toward the mouth. Large 11-inch olla formats are distinctly scarce and highly prized on the secondary market.
Pictographic "Friendship Heart" Motif: Collectors actively pay a premium for baskets featuring recognizable figurative imagery over simple geometric lines. This vessel prominently features highly stylized, continuous "friendship hearts" or interlocking heart motifs wrapping around the upper shoulder—traditionally woven as an enduring symbol of hospitality, unity, and friendship.
Authentic Construction Identifiers: The flat base begins with a distinct, tightly plaited 4-quadrant square cross start before seamlessly transitioning into thick, structural coiled walls. This technical signature cleanly verifies its authentic Tohono O'odham (Papago) or Akimel O'odham (Pima) desert-weaving heritage. The warm, honey-tan background fiber (bleached yucca) and the rich, dark brown design fiber (devil's claw) display a gentle, authentic oxidation. The colors have softened beautifully from decades of light exposure, which distinguishes it from modern, freshly woven desert baskets
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- Dimensions
- 11ʺW × 11ʺD × 7ʺH
- Period
- Mid 20th Century
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Natural Fiber
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Tan
- Condition Notes
- Superb Vintage Condition & Patina: The split plant fibers have mellowed over the decades into a rich, deeply warm two-tone … moreSuperb Vintage Condition & Patina: The split plant fibers have mellowed over the decades into a rich, deeply warm two-tone honey and dark chocolate patina. The weave remains incredibly tight and structurally sound, exhibiting only the light, natural organic variations that attest to its genuine hand-woven artistry. Heavy and sturdy, it does not fold or collapse. less
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