Western Prospects: Discovering Americana & Numismatics

The Wounaan are best known as basket weavers. They live in the Darien Raniforest. The baskets are made of Chunga palm leaves with plant and earth dyes

Paiute (Washoe) burden basket, 16.5" x 18". The Washoe, a one-time semi nomadic tribe lived in the region near Lake Tahoe, and down to Ca...

Medium Conical burden basket, Paiute (Washoe) 12.75" x 14.5". The Washoe, a one-time semi nomadic tribe lived in the region near Lake Taho...

Twined and pitched water bottles also known as a kadu o’sa. The Paiute and other groups in the Great Basin and Southwest used basket water bottles. Th

Twined and pitched water bottles also known as a kadu o’sa. Basket # 2 (9" h x 6" diameter at widest). Basket is in very good condition. ...

Twined and pitched water bottles also known as a kadu o’sa. Basket # 3 (9" h x 5" diameter at widest); Basket is in very good condition. ...

Twined and pitched water bottles also known as a kadu o’sa. Basket # 4 (8.5" h x 4" diameter at widest). Basket is in very good condition....

1) Large bowl shaped basket (8" diameter x 4" h); 2) (7" diameter, x 3.25" h) 3) the smallest basket (7" diameter x 3"...

One basket is an open bowl (opening 8.75" x 4" H), the other is a lidded bowl (opening 5.25" x 5" H. The people of the Washoe tr...

Two bowl-shaped baskets (6.25" opening x 2.5" H and 7" opening c 2.75" H). Possibly Washoe. City: State: Nevada, Date: ...

See picture for wonderful set of designs on basket and lid. 8 stiches per inch. A few breaks at rim, rope showing through lid handle, faded from sunli

Possibly Washoe basketry ( 13" h x 6" w x 5" d) . A cradleboard is a traditional kind of Native American baby carrier. The baby is sw...

Basket one: (4" h x 8.5" w x 4" d), sort of canoe (oval) shaped w/ geometric pattern. Basket two: (6.5" diameter, 4" h/ w h...

A pair of Plains Indian-made beaded skin moccasins, each with swastika on the vamp and triangle designs in red and transparent beads, trimmed with bla

4 1/2" x 7 1/2" bronze casting signed E Geiselman and dated 1914 City: State: , Date: 1914 FHWAC#: 27365

14" tall bronze, signed E.W. Deming, Fenn bronze, 21/100. E.W. Deming (1860-1942) was a painter and sculptor known for his work with Native Ame...

Patch is approximately 5" x 3" and dark brown with lighter edges and beadwork resembling two crossed american flags. Possibly from U. ...

Six beautiful turquoise polished stones, five oval cuts; one, odd shaped cut. Feather and leather hair barrette with tiny stone, 3.5" long, 1 &...

This point was found by Ruth Haugen at an old Nez Perce camp site at Penewawa on the Snake River. The Nez Perce Indians are a tribe that lived in the

From photograph by E. S. Curtis. Photogravure printed by Jon Andrew & Son. Matted 20" H x 24" W Edward Sheriff Curtis (February 16, 1...