Late 19th Century Modoc Basket partially Imbricated The high quality coral

The high quality coral

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It has three different bands of inlay on the bowl and and an inlaid sawtooth band and five smooth bands on the back of the pipe

but are also striking as stand alone pieces

Late 19th Century Modoc Basket partially Imbricated The high quality coralThis is an early Modoc Basket. It has dark triangles on a light beargrass background. It has a band of vertical green wool rectangles below the rim. It has red trade cloth sewn over the rim. The weaver used thin metal wire under the red trade cloth along the rim. There is some wear or moth damage on the red trade cloth. The basket is well woven and the beargrass has darkened over the years. If you appreciate really old and unusual baskets from this