A group of five California baskets, early 20th century

A group of five California baskets, early 20th century

Including a large Mission basket, a polychrome basketry hat, a small basketry box, and two small open baskets.

H: 10 in. (largest)

Provenance

Collected by famed Philadelphia photographer, H. Armstrong Roberts (1883-1947), on trips to the American and Canadian West in the 1920s and 1930s.
Condition Report: lot 157: largest basket: in great shape, just somewhat dusty; basketry hat: in fine condition; small box: fine condition, but with dusty surface; basket with geometric design: with split at rim, dusty surface; last basket: soiled, with some breaks to weave