*Rare Large Yokuts Indian Mush / Feast Basket * Very Fine Weave Circa 1890s? For Sale

Yokuts Cooking BasketWe could not find any flaw in this piece.
It is made of extremely fine woven material. Many baskets you
see are made of much broader material. This came from a private collection.
It measures 13&1/2\" across the rim and 7&1/4\" tall. There
are 14 knots per inch & 6&1/2 rows per inch.We know the diamond shapes represent rattlesnakes. We do not
know what the other design is supposed to represent. Somebody out there must know.
This link can give you some information about this central California tribe.

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This is probably going to be quite a deal for someone out
there. We just don\'t have the expertise in this field. If you have any
questions please feel free to contact us.

On Dec-11-14 at 16:22:24 PST, seller added the following , mono , piute , paiute , western mono , feast bowl , mush basket , basket , north western , california , californian yokuts , cooking basket , tule reed , tohelyuwish , nutuwish , rattlesnake ,

On Jan-22-15 at 10:14:36 PST, seller added the following information:

This is as fine an example as any you might find that Charles P. Wilcomb collected or
that you might see at Len Wood\'s Indian Territory.

On Jan-22-15 at 10:17:35 PST, seller added the following information:

Besides the rattlesnake motif, the other two bands are what is called \"flight of the butterfly\".