Lot of Assorted Pacific Northwest Native American objects including 6 Baskets, a Wooden Spoon, and a Whale Bone Sculpture. 1st group of items: 6 Native American, possibly from the Karuk tribe, baskets of various shapes, sizes, and materials, including a baby basket, a shifting basket, a soup bowl basket, a cooking basket with a lid, a basket with feathers attached to the base, and a basket without a base. Largest basket - 24" H x 11 1/2" W x 6" D. 2nd item: Small woven board decorated with red, yellow, and green geometric thread designs and red ribbon tied to reeds. 10" H x 3 5/8" W. 3rd item: Wooden spoon with two triangles carved from handle leading to a circle. 6 7/8" L. 4th item: Bone sculpture in the shape of a hooded human figure with a carved face, arms, and stocky legs (possibly whale bone). 7 1/2" H x 4 1/2" W. (Higher-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com)
Condition
1st group of items: Overall good condition, some broken reeds and shedding fibers. 2nd item: Overall excellent condition. 3rd item: Abrasions and chips on edges of spoon bowl. 4th item: Numerous chips and losses on surface of porous material, two light purple paint marks, back of figure.