IS THIS A NATIVE AMERICAN BASKET?

[abclovell]

I am interested in this basket and would like to know if it is Native american and , if so, what tribe?....Thanks!

 

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[Mine Shaft]

Welcome, it might be but its hard to tell by a photo that's 1 1/4" X 1 1/2"

 

[abclovell]

It is the only image I have

 

[1320]

This might help

 

[abclovell]

Thank you!

 

[abclovell]

Any ideas?

 

[quito]

Wish I could help, but I don’t know of any people here that are very knowledgeable about basketry. Mainly stone, bone, and a few pottery artifacts are discussed or shown here.

I have a few baskets myself that I would like to learn more about, and I’ve never even thought about asking here. And I have been here quite a while now.

I hope someone chimes in and that I am wrong.

 

[Geradot]

to answer your question, you need to know the region of the find.

 

[unclemac]

will it hold water?....a good basket from a people that made, and more importantly, used baskets should be able to hold water.

 

[joshuaream]

Wish I could help, but I don’t know of any people here that are very knowledgeable about basketry. Mainly stone, bone, and a few pottery artifacts are discussed or shown here.

I have a few baskets myself that I would like to learn more about, and I’ve never even thought about asking here. And I have been here quite a while now.

I hope someone chimes in and that I am wrong.

I agree, it's a surprisingly different hobby and set of collectors.

From what little I have seen, it looks very colorful. You'll see some colorful recent baskets, but the ones worth money are usually older and I don't recall seeing any that colorful. A lot of African or Asian baskets are vibrantly colored. Very well could be wrong and it's an amazing example of something rare, but it doesn't look like what I have seen.

 

[diggummup]

Hard to tell from the photos but the weaving methods used don't look like the typical coiled construction used by most North American tribes. That being said, the photo just isn't enough for a proper ID.

 

[abclovell]

Thank you Everyone...

 

[Tnmountains]

Thank you Everyone...

Welcome to the forum.