A Mono Lake Paiute beaded basket
Attributed to Nellie Charlie, fully beaded and displaying a succession of arrows along the midsection and lower shoulder, diamond bands and lozenges as complements, a five-pointed star on the base.
height 4 1/2in, diameter 9 3/4in
Illustrated
Kania, John and Blaugrund, Alan, Antique Native American Basketry of Western North America, 2014, Marquand Books, Seattle, p. 169
Compares Favorably
Bates, Craig, Tradition and Innovation, 1990, The Yosemite Association, Yosemite, CA, p. 149, ill. 276, for examples of beaded baskets documented as made by Tina Charlie with similar design choices, most notably the prominent arrow motifs
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Attributed to Nellie Charlie, fully beaded and displaying a succession of arrows along the midsection and lower shoulder, diamond bands and lozenges as complements, a five-pointed star on the base.
height 4 1/2in, diameter 9 3/4in
Illustrated
Kania, John and Blaugrund, Alan, Antique Native American Basketry of Western North America, 2014, Marquand Books, Seattle, p. 169
Compares Favorably
Bates, Craig, Tradition and Innovation, 1990, The Yosemite Association, Yosemite, CA, p. 149, ill. 276, for examples of beaded baskets documented as made by Tina Charlie with similar design choices, most notably the prominent arrow motifs
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