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SKU: 5224-1901

Large Papago Olla Basket

$690.00

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ca. 1930

15.5" H x 15" D 

Hand Coiled with Golden Tan Field and Dark Brown Lightning Motifs Design

In Good Condition with Light Rim Wear and Bottom Wear

A large Papago Olla basket is a traditional, bulbous or jar-shaped storage vessel handcrafted by the Tohono O'odham (formerly referred to as Papago) people of the Sonoran Desert in Arizona and Mexico. Historically used to keep food and seeds dry and safe from pests, these highly collectible, large-scale baskets feature distinct desert materials, a rigid construction, and geometric or pictorial motifs.

Condition: Good

Tribe: Papago - Tohono O'odham

Year Range: 1925 - 1950

Region: Southwest

Dimensions: 15.5 in15 in

Category: Basket - Storage - Olla

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