Antique Pima or Papago Native Pictorial Basket with Figures and Elk bold 6" long x 1 3/4"

6" long x 1 3/4" wide x 1" deep

so that I'd see it morning and night

The name of the species--in this case it looks to be "Russ dagueletti" is incised on the bottom of the piece

happily large enough to hold a enough to share with a friend or two

and feeling to me both ancient and modern

Antique Pima or Papago Native Pictorial Basket with Figures and Elk bold 6" long x 1 3/4"This wonderful late 19th or very early 20th century basket I purchased from the estate of Elaine Bradbury Vercoe, a descendant (the great granddaughter, I believe) of Colorado pioneer William Chase Bradbury (1849 1925). Held in her estate were both thousands of original antique photographs taken by Bradbury on expeditions around the Western U. S during the late 19th and early 20th century, many featuring Native Americans (as well as cowboys), along