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THBGroup of Hopi and Navajo baskets and one Hopi plaque
About Seller
145 East Walnut Avenue
Monrovia, CA 91016
United States
John Moran Auctioneers is a family-owned and operated company, and market leader and trendsetter in sales of California and American art. We offer more works of California Impressionism, California Style watercolors, and Western art than any other auction house. Our personalized approach is our trad...Read more
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About Auction
LiveMay 30, 2015 - May 31, 2015
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- Lot Description
First half 20th century, the first: a Navajo ceremonial coiled polychrome plaque of aniline-dyed and natural sumac and yucca, of circular form with gently outswept sides, decorated to center with serrated circular design broken by Shipapu gap (3.75'' H x 14.25'' Dia.); the second: a Hopi wicker deep form polychrome basket of sumac and rabbit brush with a yucca-wrapped rim, decorated with two rows of birds, each depicted with wings outstretched (9'' H x 11.5'' Dia.); the third: inscribed in ink verso ''Xmas 1929 / Mrs. M??? / Hopi Village'', a Hopi-style woven woolen yarn plaque emulating a wicker plaque design, of circular form with upturned rim, decorated with a central Kachina (1.25'' H x 13'' Dia.), 3 pieces, est: $200/400 Note: The woolen plaque was likely created by a girl attending the Hopi Day School. Plaques like these were sold to the Hubbell Trading Post in order to finance the girls' day trips. Two similar plaques depicting the Crow Mother are in the permanent collection of the Smoki Museum of American Indian Art and Culture, Prescott, AZ. Provenance: Private Collection, Santa Clarita, CA
Condition
Overall good condition. The first with applied marker to underside of base ''Hopi'' and one lost stitch. The second with fading throughout, minor abrasions to underside and scattered losses to yucca rim; the largest section 1.25''-long. The third with soiling and fading to verso inscription commensurate with age and scattered losses to stitches; the largest a .25'' x .25'' area in the Kachina's skirt.
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