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Washoe Basket

Currency:USD Category:American Indian Art / Art - Baskets Start Price:50.00 USD Estimated At:100.00 - 200.00 USD
Washoe Basket
SOLD
90.00USD+ (21.60) buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2016 Dec 10 @ 12:08UTC-8 : PST/AKDT
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Washoe basket, 2.5" high, 7.25" diameter. Very pale design. Basket has some rim stitch missing, otherwise, very good condition. The twined basketry of the Washoe was very similar to the Paiute in technique, form and function. The primary weft was willow used whole or split into rods for warp, with the peeled inner bark of the willow branch used for the weft. Coiled Washoe baskets are coiled left, and woven on either a single rod or a 3-rod foundation, whereas the rods are placed in a triangular fashion, with the top rod resting on the two lower rods. The weaver attaches one coil to the previous by inserting the awl through the top rod of the finished coil creating a hole for her new sewing material. Rim coils are usually plain, but a diagonal herringbone rim finish (false braided rim) or a “whip stitch” (half braid) finish is sometimes used. State: Nevada City: Nixon Date: FHWAC#: 41658