$267
Three Decorated Splint Baskets, probably a northeastern United States Woodland Indian tribe, 19th century, rectangular double-handle baskets, one ornamented with dark red or brown vegetable stamp flower blossoms, one with a red band, and one with stippled spirals, demilune, and leaf designs on the sides and bottom, (losses to lashing on one, other minor imperfections), ht. 5 1/2-7 1/4 in. Vegetable stamp basket- small losses to a couple weavers on one end, red banded- good; stippled- losses to the lashing and top thin weaver, a few small edge losses to weavers, all with some light moisture staining.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2011-08-14