Antique Pima or Papago Native Pictorial Basket with Figures and Elk california clay The piece measures 15 inches

The piece measures 15 inches long and 1 5/8 wide at widest

8 1/8" in diameter

and there is some speculation they may had an abortive function

and I think it quite a fantastic looking instrument

this is just a great little vase

Antique Pima or Papago Native Pictorial Basket with Figures and Elk california clay The piece measures 15 inchesThis 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