Polychrome Pictorial Mission Basket

Description:

Polychrome Pictorial Mission Basket, early 20th century, the deep, round form with flared sides and decorated with a diamondback rattlesnake, flying bird, and lizard, ht. 7, dia. 14 1/2 in.

Provenance: Private collection, Long Island, New York; Bonhams, San Francisco, The Robert "Trader Bob" Bayuk Collection of Native American Art. June 4, 2012, Lot 1098.
Estimate $4,000-6,000


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