Maidu
The Maidu are an indigenous people to northern California residing in the central Sierra Nevada in the drainage of the Feather and American rivers and in the Humbug Valley.The Maidu were excellent basket weavers who utilized a wide variety of roots, bark, plant stems and leaves such as fern roots, sedge roots, willow twigs, and redbud.
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A fine and special Mountain maidu butterfly bowl
Item#: SOLD - 6034
Decorated with three butterflies in a deep redbud with highlights in black. A great cabinet-sized basket in excellent condition.
Circa: 1910
Diameter: 4 1/2in
Height: 2in
Weaver is Rose Meadows
California Indian Basketry Ikons of the Florescence, page 160
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Indian Baskets - Maidu
A Very Rare and Fine Maidu Pictorial Basket
Item#: 4093
Decorated with a finely woven designs in redbud totaling 18 different figures, including a camel, elephant, butterflies, human figures - one with headdress and bow, deer, horses, chickens, fox, buffalo and owl, all surrounding a zigzag decoration band above the base.
Circa: 1890-1920
Diameter 10 1/2in
Height: 7in
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Indian Baskets - Maidu
A Maidu polychrome casino basket
Item#: 4029
decorated with the poker card symbols of Clubs, Spades, Hearts and Diamonds along with a butterfly, lizard and scorpion with four geometric designs.
Circa: 1910
Diameter: 17 1/2in
Height: 7 1/2in
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Indian Baskets - Maidu
A Maidu basket decorated with butterflies
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Indian Baskets - Maidu
A very large Maidu feasting bowl
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Indian Baskets - Maidu
A very fine Maidu bowl
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Indian Baskets - Maidu
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