90A: POTAWATOMI LIDDED BASKET & TLINGIT RATTLETOP LID

A circa 1920-1930 Potowatomi lidded basket with coiled bundles of sweet grass stitched with black thread, birch bark disc used as center start with quillwork decoration, lid attached to body of basket with black thread, braided side handles attached to sides of basket and 3 feet attached to bottom of basket with thread. This type of a coiled sweet grass basket was made by several tribes around the Great Lakes from the late 19th century on. As the Potawatomi moved west and south, these baskets were then occasionally found for sale in the Midwest. Measures 3.5 x 4 inches. Purchased from Dusty Discoveries in Kansas City, Missouri on May 28, 1976. It was said to be a Woodland Indian coiled grass basket that had been in the family of a very old lady for many years.
Plus a circa 1900 Tlingit 'Rattletop' lid of twined spruce root. Since the design does not show thru the basket lid, it’s called false embroidery. The top knob on the cover of this basket contains shot or small pebbles and makes a rattling sound when shaken. This basket item only has the lid, which has suffered some damage. Measures 3.5 inches.
A break to the one of the coiled handles and one foot has been restitched onto the basket. The lid has a break as noted in the description.
$40 - $80