Antique Pima or Papago Native Pictorial Basket with Figures and Elk california clay The is a bit of

The is a bit of irregularity to its form

8 1/8" in diameter

this is just a great little vase

and there is some speculation they may had an abortive function

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

Antique Pima or Papago Native Pictorial Basket with Figures and Elk california clay The is a bit ofThis 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