Gorgeous Old Yanomami (Amazon Tribal) Gathering Basket with Stunning Patina gate weight and with a slide opening

and with a slide opening on one end and an inset piece at the bottom

Four tall carved columns hold up the second "story"

with a one small stain in the upper right area

definitely with some age on them

with some sun fading and a little wear to bottom/bottom corner of the slipcase

Gorgeous Old Yanomami (Amazon Tribal) Gathering Basket with Stunning Patina gate weight and with a slide openingSadly photos do absolutely no justice to this gorgeous basket, which is just my sort of basket very finely woven, with a very graceful form, and many many years on it that have turned it a dark, warm brown. One can see traces of the original pattern on it, which would have been drawn on its surface in masticated charcoal pigment, now very subtle, almost just a shadow. Widely known for their distinctive basketry, the Yanomami are an indigenous tribe