Antique Apache Olla Basket with Whirling Logs and Other Designs
For your bidding pleasure we present an antique Apache Olla basket featuring a coiled rounded shape with a flared rim. Whirling Logs motifs and geometric patterns showcase the sides in tones of tan and brown. The basket is finished with a woven dark brown rim. The western Apache produced various types of baskets, the largest and most sought after being the Olla (a Spanish word for pot). Ollas were handcrafted in antiquity for water storage and also as containers for grains. Bid now!
MAKER: Unknown Apache basket weaver.
APPROX AGE: Antique.
SIZE: This basket measures approximately 11 inches across x 13 inches deep.
CONDITION: Good for its age with normal wear, fading and other imperfections expected. Please look closely at the pictures as they are an important part of our description and are hereby incorporated into the description, specifically with regards to condition.
HANDLING: There will be an $12 handling / packaging fee for shipping this lot.
SHIPPING: The actual cost of postage will be added on top of the handling charges.
literature: Remember there is a 15% Buyer’s Premium added to the hammer price of this lot.
For your bidding pleasure we present an antique Apache Olla basket featuring a coiled rounded shape with a flared rim. Whirling Logs motifs and geometric patterns showcase the sides in tones of tan and brown. The basket is finished with a woven dark brown rim. The western Apache produced various types of baskets, the largest and most sought after being the Olla (a Spanish word for pot). Ollas were handcrafted in antiquity for water storage and also as containers for grains. Bid now!
MAKER: Unknown Apache basket weaver.
APPROX AGE: Antique.
SIZE: This basket measures approximately 11 inches across x 13 inches deep.
CONDITION: Good for its age with normal wear, fading and other imperfections expected. Please look closely at the pictures as they are an important part of our description and are hereby incorporated into the description, specifically with regards to condition.
HANDLING: There will be an $12 handling / packaging fee for shipping this lot.
SHIPPING: The actual cost of postage will be added on top of the handling charges.
literature: Remember there is a 15% Buyer’s Premium added to the hammer price of this lot.
