C1925 RARE ALASKAN INUIT FIGURAL BASKET SNAKE SKIN & CEDAR FETISH
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c1925 UNIQUE, AUTHENTIC AND ANTIQUE ALASKAN BASKET with FOUR APPLIED SNAKE SKINE OR FISH SKINE FACES AND FOUR APPLIED BARK HANDS (SEE PICS), AS WELL AS ETHNOGRAPHIC GEOMETRIC DESIGNS (SOME FADING) ON SIDES OF BASKET. THIS APPEARS TO BE AN ALASKAN ETHNOGRAPHIC FETISH BASKET (?) IN EXCELLENT CONDITION FOR AGE! - A FINE LOOKING NATIVE AMERICAN HAND MADE AND WOVEN BASKET!!!!
HERE IS A FINE LOOKING ANTIQUE NATIVE AMERICAN ALASKAN/ESKIMO BASKET, A LARGER STORAGE TYPE BASKET, WITH A VERY FINE WEAVE, AND A BEAUTIFUL PATINA THAT ONLY AGE CAN PROVIDE. THIS BASKET IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION! THERE IS NO NOTABLE DAMAGE, NO MISSING WEFT OR STITCHES!!!
THE SIZE OF THIS BASKET IS APPROXIMATELY 9 1/2" INCHES ACROSS (at widest area/flange), AND 7" INCHES DEEP. A VERY FINELY WOVEN BASKET WITH APPROXIMATELY 10-12 WEFT, or STITCHES PER INCH (A REFINED/FINE WEAVE and an Incredible BASKET!).
FROM MY PERSONAL COLLECTION OF NATIVE AMERICAN BASKETS - A RARE AND HIGH QUALITY ITEM - YOU WILL NOT SEE ANOTHER LIKE THIS!!!
EXCELLENT CONDITION (SEE DESCRIPTION AND PICS). PHOTOGRAPHED IN ENTIRETY - ZOOM IN - the pics are part of the description. THIS IS A FINE ANTIQUE NATIVE AMERICAN HAND WOVEN VERY COLLECTIBLE BASKET-DISPLAYS VERY WELL AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE PICTURES!
THIS BASKET IS AN EXCELLENT DISPLAY ITEM FOR YOUR COLLECTION OR HOME DECORATING! A quality and UNIQUE ANTIQUE BASKET, made by a NATIVE AMERICAN ALASKAN Weaver/Maker c1925!!!!! >>>>PLEASE SEE MY OTHER ITEMS CURRENTLY LISTED!!!!Guaranteed Authentic Antique Native American Basket!Feel free to contact me with questions, to request additional pictures, or to add comments about this blanket/rug.PLEASE WAIT FOR MY EBAY INVOICE (from JB) BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO PAY, THE INVOICE MUST HAVE DC and/or INSURANCE ADDED, THANKS! I accept returns - see beginning of listing. I SHIP ON SATURDAY MORNINGS, SOONER IF POSSIBLE BUT TYPICALLY ONLY SATURDAY BECAUSE I WORK FULL TIME and can rarely ship during my lunch hour. If you expect shipping in less than 5 days after your payment please move on to another item! Thanks.
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