Large Rare Hupa Group Yurok Basket Hat c. 1900, NR
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Offered for auction is this very large, very rare authentic Hupa Group Bowl or Basket Hat, dating from 1900-1910. This piece has been in my family since the early 1900s and was passed down from my great-grandparents. I have scanned a photo of the adventurous original owners, wading in the Rio Grande River in 1904. The youngest baby is my grandfather! This basket is one of a group I will be listing in the next few days, so if you are interested in rare baskets from California, please keep checking! I will combine shipping for multiple purchases. This basket/bowl measures five inches in height and nearly 8 inches in diameter. Condition is very good, as pictured, with some old wear to the rim. The design is exquisite with variations in color ranging from very light golden blonde to warm honey, deepening to darker shades of coffee color and ebony. While researching this basket I found another that was very similar, which listed the materials. I believe this is made of hazel shoot warps, conifer root wefts, bear grass, maiden hair fern, and woodwardia fern fibers. (I am by no means a basketry expert, but do try to research items carefully, and this appears to be the same type of basket.) For a good website that tells about the Hupa Group of Indian Tribes and gives some more beautiful examples of their work, you may want to visit the
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