Antique Pima or Papago Native Pictorial Basket with Figures and Elk california clay Published by The Studio Publications

Published by The Studio Publications

and there is some speculation they may had an abortive function

it does a great job asserting itself as the place to hang your keys

the New York based artist who made and signed this (circa 1970s I believe) pot

Antique Pima or Papago Native Pictorial Basket with Figures and Elk california clay Published by The Studio PublicationsThis wonderful late 19th or very early 20th century basket I purchased from the estate of Elaine Bradbury Vercoe, a descendant (the great granddaughter, I believe) of Colorado pioneer William Chase Bradbury (1849 1925). Held in her estate were both thousands of original antique photographs taken by Bradbury on expeditions around the Western U. S during the late 19th and early 20th century, many featuring Native Americans (as well as cowboys), along