Washoe
Washoe Indians were a nomadic tribe whom lived in the Sierra Nevada Mountain and Great Basin areas. They moved seasonally due to food resources and now reside near Lake Tahoe as part of the Great Basin Indians.Washoe basketry was very popular and gave rise to a movement some call "Washoe Fancy Basketry" and promoted the close-stitched degikup style.
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Very Rare Flower Holder basket by Datso La Lee
Item#: LK82/1
This very rare flower holder basket is woven by the famous weaver Datso La Lee (Louisa Keyser). The cylindrical basket is woven with three design bands of arrow feathers, around a glass jar to hold water for flowers.
Accompanying the flower holder is the original certificate from the Emporium Company of Carson City, NV, registering the Flower Holder as LK82/1, dated June 1922. Additionally, the collection includes the hand print of Datso La Lee herself, with the matching 82/1 number marking. Abe Cohn's business card and a note card from the 1919 Exposition where Datso La Lee demonstrated her weaving.
Added as well is a silver medallion, commemorating Datso La Lee, Queen of the Basket makers - the second of the Women of Nevada series by the Nevada State Museum.
Circa: 1922
Height: 6 1/2in
Diameter: 3 1/4in
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Indian Baskets - Washoe|Indian Baskets - Datsolalee
Washoe degikup pictorial polychrome basket by Sarah Mayo
Item#: 1282N
Decorated with birds, butterflies, trees, birds, deer, arrows, men and women. The weaver is Sarah Jim Mayo.
Circa:1910-20
Diameter: 10in
Height: 6in
Letter regarding identification included.
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Indian Baskets - Washoe
Washoe degikup Butterfly basket by Sarah Jim Mayo
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Indian Baskets - Washoe
A rare and very fine Washoe Polychrome Degikup
Item#: 1217N - SOLD
basket by Lena Dick (1889-1965). Her baskets were on exhibit at the Degikup Washoe Fancy Basketry Exhibit and pictured in the book of the same name, page 93, figure #103.
Circa: 1920
SPI: 26
Diameter: 10in
Height: 6 1/2in
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Indian Baskets - Washoe
The Datsolalee Collection baskets for sale
Item#: Datsolalee
A Rare Opportunity to own a Historic Datsolalee Basket. Over 50 Extraordinary baskets from the Emporium Company, 1900-1921. For Sale - individually or in groups.
Amy Cohn's (The Emporium Company) outstanding personal collection by Louisa Keyser (Datsolalee 1835-1925).
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Indian Baskets - Washoe
Three Rod Washoe Degikup with Lid by Louisa Keyser
Item#: LK95 - SOLD
made from willow ground, bracken fern with designs in redbud.
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Diameter: 10in
Height: 8in
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Indian Baskets - Washoe|Indian Baskets - Datsolalee
A very large Washoe degikup basket
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Indian Baskets - Washoe
A Washoe beaded basket
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Indian Baskets - Washoe|Other Collectables - Beadwork
A Washoe beaded basket
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Indian Baskets - Washoe|Other Collectables - Beadwork
A Washoe beaded basket
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Indian Baskets - Washoe|Other Collectables - Beadwork
A Washoe coiled polychrome burden basket
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Indian Baskets - Washoe
A rare Washoe basket with black widow spiders and hanging bats
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Indian Baskets - Washoe
Washoe Basket with flowers by Tootsie Dicksam
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Indian Baskets - Washoe
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