Antique Pima or Papago Native Pictorial Basket with Figures and Elk vintage carved beaver In excellent condition

In excellent condition

) a few different Coushatta pine needle baskets

fantastic borders of tightly packed hearts and triangles with tiny crosses on top

it bears a strong resemblance to both Steuler and Scheurich pieces

this feels like a museum piece

Antique Pima or Papago Native Pictorial Basket with Figures and Elk vintage carved beaver In excellent conditionThis wonderful late 19th or very early 20th century basket I purchased from the estate of Elaine Bradbury Vercoe, a descendant (the great granddaughter, I believe) of Colorado pioneer William Chase Bradbury (1849 1925). Held in her estate were both thousands of original antique photographs taken by Bradbury on expeditions around the Western U. S during the late 19th and early 20th century, many featuring Native Americans (as well as cowboys), along