Eleven Native American Woven Baskets
Lot: 3030
Mid 20th Century and later.
Including Makah, Wakashan, Nootka, Hupa, Karok, Etc. Including boat shaped, examples with covers, and open, all woven with figural designs or geometric ones, including birds, fish, and geometric elements. Open work to Hupa boat shaped oval it and one duck example with cover, woven in three colors, the rest woven with banded colors including green, purple, red pink, black, etc.
Approximate dimensions: 1 1/4 H. x 2 3/4 Diameter to 4 H. x 8 Diameter, overall. The boat shaped basket 4 H. x 9 W. x 5 1/2 D..
Provenance: From the Bay Area Collection of Eddy Barton.
Condition: Overall condition is very good, all with dust, fading. The cover to the largest round basket is about 1/3 too small for the basket itself. The cover has a 2 long break to edge, where cover meets side/flange.
Eddy Barton (1937-2024) was an expert in Native American basketry, specializing in works from tribes in the western United States. He first became interested in Native American culture growing up photographing petroglyphs and pictographs on hiking trips with his father in California. Graduating from UC Berkeley in the 60s, Eddy spent the next 60 years studying and collecting baskets and other artifacts. He generously shared his knowledge with the public and volunteered as an appraiser for several charities. In 2007, Eddy was honored to be ceremonially adopted by the Lakota Sioux during a celebration of the legacy of Chief Spotted Tails daughter at Fort Laramie, Wyoming. He would take great pleasure in knowing that pieces of his beloved collection are finding new homes with those who appreciate the art and traditions of the Native American people he so admired and respected.