Four Native American Baskets Including Pima

Lot: 3058

Circa 1900-1930.
Pima example with tapering straight sides and flat bottom, woven with dyed reeds in brown and ocher, with interconnected stylized swastikas, Pomo example with ovoidal form with flat bottom, woven in three colors, with concentric stylized bands of zig-zig, in red, brown-black and ocher. Tsimshian woven covered basket, with imbricated Greek key motif to side, in two colors, and a Haida example, woven with bands of red and blue-purple, on ocher, the base with green and ocher checkered band.
Approximate dimensions: 4 1/4 H. x 4 1/2 D., overall..
Provenance: From the Bay Area Collection of Eddy Barton.
Condition: Three in very good condition, the Tsimshian basket with break at neck, approximate 2 1/4 L. Minor wear and losses throughout fading, dust.
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.

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