Featured Identifying Basket & NA? Alabaster Carving

Discussion in 'Tribal Art' started by mirana, Oct 10, 2025.

  1. mirana

    mirana Well-Known Member

    I picked these up recently and did a little research but I thought I'd run these by the experts here so I don't miss/mis-ID anything.

    Other sellers have a handful of IDs but Ye'Kuana comes up the most. The mark on the back is "90". Approximately 14" diameter and shallow with a string loop for wall hanging.
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    This carving seems to be Native American alabaster. I can't find a (recognizable) signature. Navajo seems the most cited, but also Zuni. 5.5" x 3.25" high.

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    The square on the bottom is where some scotch tape was affixed.

    Thanks for any help you can give a gal who doesn't normally collect/trade in this type of art. :D
     
  2. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Or a label.
     
  3. mirana

    mirana Well-Known Member

    It was a piece of scotch tape (crinkled ends and all) that I removed. Nothing under it.
     
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  4. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Maybe the vertical line in it means the thread of a price tag was once stuck to the base by the scotch tape.
     
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  5. mirana

    mirana Well-Known Member

    That's a good theory for why someone would put a blank piece of tape on bottom!
     
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  6. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    But unfortunately it doesn't lead to an ID of the artist.:sorry:;)
     
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  7. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

  8. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    or Venezuela ......
     
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  9. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Isn't that where the Ye'Kuana are from?:confused:
     
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  10. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    more or less..........:playful:
     
  11. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    I'm freezing my nuts off here , so I may not be as succinct as usual !
    :inpain::inpain:,,,,:playful:
     
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  12. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    :( Heating on the blink?:nailbiting:
    I hope the issue gets solved soon.
     
  13. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    have not turned it on yet ...... but it should warm up sat and sun..
     
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  14. mirana

    mirana Well-Known Member

    What a nice pdf. I love seeing the weaving process. So this is for the Baniwa. Both Baniwa and Ye'Kuana live in northern Brazil, with the Baniwa living a little more West (generally speaking of course) and being known for their basket weaving specifically.
     
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  15. 2manybooks

    2manybooks Well-Known Member

    I think it is safe to say the basket is Amazonian - there are a number of groups that make similar twill woven baskets in the region.
     
  16. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    u mean like this basket maker..?

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    :hilarious::hilarious::hilarious::hilarious::wideyed::wideyed::wideyed:
     
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