Large Papago Coiled Wedding BASKET not Indian Pima Navajo 0450-BSK
Large Papago Coiled Wedding BASKET not Indian Pima Navajo.
This Large Papago, coiled Wedding Basket was made from classic Southwest designs. This Wedding Basket is the perfect piece of Southwestern decor. Coiled baskets are made like coiled pottery. Thin strips of fibers, wood, leaves or grass are wrapped into a bundle which is coiled around in a continuous spiral. This one is 6" tall and 18 3/4" in diameter. This basket is non-Indian. If this basket were made by an actual Papago it would go for somewhere around $1200 to $2500. Thankfully we're able to offer a basket of the same style at a mere fraction of the cost.
Baskets were first made at least 9,000 years ago - long before pottery was invented. woven from a variety of plant materials by three basic techniques - plaiting, twining, and coiling - baskets had many uses. Flat trays were used for serving food and for winnowing seeds and parching them with hot coals. Deep baskets covered with resin were made to carry water. Some wee woven very tightly for cooking with hot stones. Others were used for storage or carrying burdens
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