Antique Papago / Pima Figurative Basket with Women and Dogs carvd so tears or fraying

so tears or fraying

I just love it as a painstakingly constructed little object

2 1/4” tall x 2 1/8” in diameter and in excellent condition

in high school at the Dalton School on the Upper East Side

The proportions of the box are terrific too

Antique Papago / Pima Figurative Basket with Women and Dogs carvd so tears or frayingI've looked at a fair number of Papago and Pima baskets, but have not seen another combining women and dogs, and really, what could be better! Early 20th century I believe, this and another I have just listed were found in the attic at a Boston estate, and are both are really stunning. On this one, the design on the exterior mirrors the design on the interior, and the wrapping on the lip alternates between a very dark brown and a lighter, almost gold