Mono-Miwok-Paiute

The exterior is fully covered with beadwork depicting eagles, stars and geometric design in various forms and well as on the base of the olla. Weaver: Sally Jackson Circa: 1920 Diameter: 9 1/2in Height: 8in

This very nice Mono Lake Paiute beaded basket of a degikup form is decorated with butterflies and flowering plants. Th bottom has a six-pointed star design. Woven by Nellie Charlie Circa 1920 diameter: 7 3/4in Height: 5in

This polychrome Paiute Yosemite Field Days basket is made of split sedge root (buff), dyed bracken root (black), split winter redbud shoots (reddish), and willow shoots (foundation). It is fine woven with 30 SPI and 7 CPI Circa: 1929 Diameter: 8 1/2in Height: 5in

Decoration is red and black triangles arranged in "V" form with other red and black patterns. The basket is finely stitched 20SPI and 7CPI. Old basket tag 12E. Weaver: Maria Harry, Bodie CA Diameter: 11in Height: 5 1/2in

The basket is decorated with six rows of 300 arrowheads. The well-woven basket has materials of split sedge root (buff), dyed bracken root (black), and willow shoots (foundation). Circa: 1925 Diameter: 9 1/2in Height: 6 1/4in SPI 24 CPI 8

This Paiute degikup-shaped polychrome basket is finely woven with 28 stitches per inch Circa: 1925 Diameter: 5 1/4in Height: 3in

Beautifully woven with willow, sedge, brackenfern, and redbud. Circa:1930 Diameter: 16 1/2in Height: 8in Tina Charlie was a regular competitor in the Yosemite Field Days basket competition and others around California. One of the foremost Mono Lake Paiute weavers, Tina Charlie (1869?1962) is known for weaving large and fancy baskets as well as producing excellent traditional and utilitarian baskets. The beautiful basket featured here is displayed in front of Tina in the photo shown.

Neatly woven and ornamented with vertical designs of nine arrows, with three stacked arrowheads between each arrow. Circa: 1910 Diameter 7 1/2in Height: 5 1/2in

Circa: 1900 Diameter: 8in Height: 4in From the Phoebe Hearst - John Muir Collection

decorated in redbud and bracken fern. Circa: 1910 Diameter: 7in Height: 3 3/4in

Circa: 1900 Diameter: 8in Height: 9in

Circa: 1900 Height: 21in Diameter: 14in

Lengths: 18in to 20in

Lengths: 14in to 16in

Circa: 1930 Lengths: 12in to 29in

with the remains of red yarn. SPI20 CPI12 Circa: 1900 Diameter: 8in Height: 3in

Circa: 1920 Length: 15 1/2in Width: 9 3/4in Height: 6 1/2in

Circa: 1910 Diameter: 5 1/4in Height: 8in

Circa: 1910 Diameter: 5in Length: 9in

Circa: 1910 Diameter: 6 1/2in Height: 9 1/2in

Circa: 1910 Diameter: 5in Height: 8 1/2in

Circa: 1910 Diameter: 8 1/2in Length: 14 1/2in

Circa: 1910 Diameter: 4in Height: 4 1/2in

Circa: 1910 Diameter: 8in Height: 11in