Sierra Nevada Winto Basket

ca. 1920s 

7.375" H x 11.5" D

Hand Woven with a Golden Cream Field with a Golden Tan Bottom with a Dark Brown and Brown Geometric Design

In Good Condition with Typical Aged Wear

The Wintu people are indigenous to Northern California (just north and west of the Sierra Nevada range). Wintu basketry is highly regarded and typically utilizes a twining technique. Weavers traditionally used willow, hazel tufts, bear grass, pine roots, and maidenhair fern to create beautiful, tightly woven utilitarian and ceremonial baskets.