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RARE 19TH C INUIT NAT AM ANTIQUE SM WOVEN SWEET GRASS BASKET, RED SIDEWALL MOTIF
RARE 19TH C INUIT NAT AM ANTIQUE SM WOVEN SWEET GRASS BASKET, RED SIDEWALL MOTIF
RARE 19TH C INUIT NAT AM ANTIQUE SM WOVEN SWEET GRASS BASKET, RED SIDEWALL MOTIF
RARE 19TH C INUIT NAT AM ANTIQUE SM WOVEN SWEET GRASS BASKET, RED SIDEWALL MOTIF
RARE 19TH C INUIT NAT AM ANTIQUE SM WOVEN SWEET GRASS BASKET, RED SIDEWALL MOTIF
RARE 19TH C INUIT NAT AM ANTIQUE SM WOVEN SWEET GRASS BASKET, RED SIDEWALL MOTIF
RARE 19TH C INUIT NAT AM ANTIQUE SM WOVEN SWEET GRASS BASKET, RED SIDEWALL MOTIF
RARE 19TH C INUIT NAT AM ANTIQUE SM WOVEN SWEET GRASS BASKET, RED SIDEWALL MOTIF
RARE 19TH C INUIT NAT AM ANTIQUE SM WOVEN SWEET GRASS BASKET, RED SIDEWALL MOTIF
RARE 19TH C INUIT NAT AM ANTIQUE SM WOVEN SWEET GRASS BASKET, RED SIDEWALL MOTIF
RARE 19TH C INUIT NAT AM ANTIQUE SM WOVEN SWEET GRASS BASKET, RED SIDEWALL MOTIF
RARE 19TH C INUIT NAT AM ANTIQUE SM WOVEN SWEET GRASS BASKET, RED SIDEWALL MOTIF

RARE 19TH C INUIT NAT AM ANTIQUE SM WOVEN SWEET GRASS BASKET, RED SIDEWALL MOTIF

$ 172.92

Availability: 80 in stock
  • Condition: Good-Very Good overall antique cond: For sale is this very scarce, mid-late 19th c Inuit, northern North America, Native American, antique sm, 4 3/4" in diameter, woven sweet grass gathering basket, w/red vegetable dyed, woven decorative accents or symbolic hieroglyphs, circumnavigating the basket's ext sidewalls. It was most likely made post-US Civil War & is c. 1875-1895. It was found in eastern, coastal ME along w/other thin-walled, finely woven sweet grass gathering/storage baskets in a grouping of over a half-dozen different forms. This particular basket, is exceptionally well-pres, less a sm interruption along its woven top rim, which is now very slightly frayed & unraveled. No attempt has been made to glue, sew or otherwise fasten this area firmly together again. The way the basket was found in the coastal Maine estate is how it was left. The basket has nat, dry, matte sweet grass surfaces & nat aged patina. Most likely Inuit made. Very lovely & nearly completely intact. Fine.
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Inuit: Northern North American tribal made
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • Mid-late 19th century: Circa 1875-1895
  • Rare: Very scarce
  • Authentic: Original
  • Tribal Affiliation: Inuit (northern North America)
  • 100% original antique condition: Untouched & undisturbed
  • Red vegetable dyed woven sidewall motif: Finely woven sidewalls & base plate
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Handmade: Yes
  • Gathering basket: For collection of leaves, mint, eggs & berries
  • 4 3⁄4" Width x 2" Height: Weight: A few ounces
  • Modified Item: No
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Sweet grass: Diminutive woven gathering basket
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Provenance: Ownership History Not Available
  • Artisan: Unknown
  • Origin: Found in eastern, coastal Maine
  • Small: Diminutive
  • Culture: Native American: US

    Description

    RARE
    MID
    to
    LATE 19TH CENTURY
    INUIT
    NATIVE
    AME
    RI
    CAN
    ANTIQUE HANDMADE, SMALL, 4
    3/4
    " WOVEN SWEET GRASS SPICE, EGG
    or
    BERRY
    GATHERING
    BASKET,
    with
    RED VEGETABLE DYED SIDEWALL
    HIEROGLYPHIC MOTIF
    [Found in eastern, coastal
    Maine
    along with other thin-walled, handmade
    Native
    Ame
    ri
    can
    decorated gathering & storage baskets]
    (Circa 1875-1895)
    Mid-late 19th century
    Inuit
    (Native
    Ame
    ri
    can)
    handmade, decorated woven sweet grass gathering baskets, with vegetable dyed
    sidewall motifs
    DIMENSIONS:
    4 3⁄4" Width x 2" Height
    DESCRIPTION:
    For sale is this very scarce,
    mid to late 19th century
    Inuit,
    (
    northern
    North
    Ame
    ri
    ca)
    Native
    Ame
    ri
    can,
    antique small,
    4 3/4"
    in diameter, woven sweet grass gathering basket,
    with red vegetable dyed woven decorative accents or symbolic hieroglyphs circumnavigating the basket's exterior sidewalls. It was most likely made
    post-US Civil War
    and is
    circa 1875 to 1895.
    It was found in
    eastern, coastal Maine
    along with other thin-walled, finely woven sweet grass gathering/storage baskets in a grouping of over a half-dozen different forms. This particular basket, is exceptionally well-preserved, less a small interruption along its woven top rim, which is now very slightly frayed and unraveled. No attempt has been made to glue, sew or otherwise fasten this area firmly together again. The way the basket was found in the
    coastal Maine
    estate, is how it remains and how it was left. The basket has
    natural, dry, matte sweet grass surfaces and naturally aged patina.
    Most likely made by
    Native
    Ame
    ri
    can,
    Inuit
    tribal hands
    from the northern
    Ca
    n
    ad
    i
    an
    provinces of
    North
    Ame
    ri
    ca.
    Very lovely.
    CONDITION:
    Good to Very Good overall antique condition.