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The basket shows the principles of dark and light design. Yucca root and willow. Circa: 1910 Diameter: 6in Height: 2 1/2in Collected by Aurelia McLean

This magnificent and rare Karok treasure basket by weaver Elizabeth Hickox is finely woven and is decorated with black geometric designs in maidenhair fern with yellow quill, dyed yellow with lichen, going around the outside. It has a matching knobbed cover. It is in perfect condition. Elizabeth Hickox (1874-1947) baskets stand out from among all other California Native baskets for their extreme delicacy as well as technical and aesthetic refinement. "Lizzie" was known as a virtuoso among her basket weaving peers and her works were marketed early on by premier merchants of Native American art and collected by both museums and well-to-do collectors. She developed a remarkably distinctive style of lidded baskets. This basket is a fine example of her exceptional work. Elizabeth Hickox baskets were marketed by the premier merchant for baskets, Grace Nicholson. Elizabeth's weaving may represent some of the finest twining ever done. Nicholson ledger number for the basket is attached to the bottom of the basket (#6752). Circa: 1915 Diameter: 7 1/2" Height: 6 1/2"

Completed: October, 1900 SPI: 25 Diameter: 2 1/4in Height: 1 5/8in

Completed: October, 1912 Diameter: 3 3/8in Length: 7 1/4in

The basket is decorated in horizontal and geometric diamond designs repeated on the cover. Circa: 1910 Diameter: 4 3/4in Height: 4 3/4in

Decorated with tall figures covering the sides from bottom edge to the top of the basket. the basket has a nice polychrome decoration on the bottom. Circa:1890 Height: 6 1/2in Diameter: 9 1/2in

Decorated with positive and negative designs. Circa: 1900 Length: 19in. Width: 17in. Height: 4in.

Decorated with ten bands of designs, plus twenty-four figures. Circa: 1900 Height: 29in Diameter 21in

Mrs Castro's Olla Basket, a fine and rare olla-shaped basket decorated with five California condors and a meander, or Greek key fret design. The Cahuilla celebrated numerous avian species in their celebrated bird songs. Circa: 1915 Diameter: 10 1/2in Height: 7in Pictured in the book Southern California Indian Basketry, page 97.

(side and bottom shown) Circa: 1925 Diameter: 4 1/2in Height: 2 1/2in

Illustrated with eagles, whales, butterflies, boats and birds. Circa: 1925 Length: 12in Width: 8in Height: 8in

Circa: 1910 Diameter: 7in Height: 4 1/4in

Completed: November, 1914 SPI: 15 Diameter: 5in Height: 3 5/8in

This rare Chumash polychrome olla gift basket has a rounded shoulder and is woven with a gold juncus background covered with a net design. The rim has six woven accent decorations. Circa 1875 Diameter: 7in Height:6in

This large, early and very fine Pomo gift basket decorated with a row of clam-shell discs going around the rim. The outside has thirty Abalone shell dangles attached to the clam-shell discs with a clam-shell handle. The basket was once adorned with quail top knots on the rim and the body with red woodpecker feathers, with only remnants remaining, as the photos show. Circa: 1895 Diameter: 10in Height: 3in

This very rare flower holder basket is woven by the famous weaver Datso La Lee (Louisa Keyser). The cylindrical basket is woven with three design bands of arrow feathers, around a glass jar to hold water for flowers. Accompanying the flower holder is the original certificate from the Emporium Company of Carson City, NV, registering the Flower Holder as LK82/1, dated June 1922. Additionally, the collection includes the hand print of Datso La Lee herself, with the matching 82/1 number marking. Abe Cohn's business card and a note card from the 1919 Exposition where Datso La Lee demonstrated her weaving. Added as well is a silver medallion, commemorating Datso La Lee, Queen of the Basket makers - the second of the Women of Nevada series by the Nevada State Museum. Circa: 1922 Height: 6 1/2in Diameter: 3 1/4in

Decorated with two rows of designs in redbud. Circa: 1910 Diameter: 9 1/2in Height: 5"

Circa.1920 Diameter: 17in Height: 9 1/2in

The complete Pomo costume made the wearer shimmer in the light with dangles composed of feather shafts, feathers, beads and fur. Ref: Pleasing the Spirits #324 Circa: 1850 Length: 7in

Designed with a central axis of a star, flanked by flags on poles.Beading on the sides and flap, with suspensions in beads and tin cones. Circa: 1880 Length: 10in Height: 8in Reference: First American Art - The Collection of Charles and Valerie Diker, #7

Circa: 1895 Diameter: 10in Height: 4 1/2in