Native American, Apache Burden Basket, Ca 1970's,#779 SOLD

Native AmericanApache Burden Basket779. Description:Native American, Full-sized Apache burden basket, twined, willow and yucca root, classic conical form - with commercial leather at the rim, down the sides in strips, and at the base, with fringes descending from various points and along the circumference of the base. The majority of the fringes are tipped with tin cone ticklers. The basket itself is nicely made, however the white commercial leather - though altogether correct - gives the piece a newer look. Origin: Native American / American Indian / Southwest. Dimensions: 18" h. x 18" (largest diameter).Condition: Very good to excellent.---------Basket making was one of the earliest skills developed since baskets were needed for carrying goods, for storage, for trapping and fishing, and for religious ceremonies. Unlike pottery, baskets do not survive for extended periods of time. Most that are available today were constructed in the last 120 years, particularly after native people in