Two Native American Klamath Twined Baskets
Lot: 3025
Northern California/Southern Oregon.
Comprising polychrome bowl form example with banded triangle motif, and single-color bowl form with geometric motif and wool thread securing the base.
Approximate dimensions: Polychrome example 5 1/2 high x 6 3/4 diameter, single-color example 4 3/4 high x 8 diameter..
Provenance: From the Bay Area Collection of Eddy Barton.
Condition: Both with some deformation. Light wear overall, with some small breaks and rubbing to weaving. Apparent fading to color. Polychrome example with small dark paint-like streak to body.
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.