Is this Native American?

It stands 15" tall and 15" around....Please and thank you

 

@Taupou If you're available.

 

???????

 

Sorry, Thom - I "tagged" Taupou, a member with substantial knowledge in the area of "native" basketry in a number of cultures. I should have explained.

In the meantime, Welcome!

 

LOL......Thank you

 

it looks like it wants to be a pomo or mission basket......but i'm not seeing the proper materials of weave.......
a close up would help..

 

Komo beat me to it, again. Unless one can determine the material it is made from, this may be difficult to positively identify.

Some African baskets look superficially very similar to Native American ones, using the same colors, same coiled technique. But the Native American ones will be made with yucca, and the African ones from palm fiber.

The only Native American tribe that makes similar coiled baskets, using these natural colors would be Tohono O'odham. This looks similar to some Tohono O'odham (formerly called Papago), and similar baskets are often mistakenly identified as such, but in this case, the shape of the basket is not typical of theirs, but is associated with African baskets.

The size is also indicative of African baskets, rather. So I'd say all signs are pointing to African, unless it can be determined that it's made from yucca.

 

Another possibility is Comcaac (Seri) basketry, from Sonora, Mexico. They use the stems of torote/limberbush/Jatropha cuneata, and at least some of their baskets show the same start.

https://www.ebth.com/items/4734093-collection-of-six-woven-seri-baskets-with-awl-for-basket-making

http://www.revistascisan.unam.mx/Voices/pdfs/10015.pdf

https://www.rgmunnauctions.com/SERI-BASKETRY-TRAY_i28039926

 

Here is a closeup

 

that large basket with the top rim treatement looks like it's brother.....
good find !!!

 

not NA !

 

I just happen to be here !
but...
I never give as detailed an answer as you do.....

 

2manybooks, I think you're right...Seri! I had ruled that out, based on the first photo, where the coiled stitches didn't appear to look right for Seri. But now I see it was probably a result of a blurry photo, as the closeup in post #11 made clear. Plus I generally think of Seri baskets as being smaller.

The form, pattern, construction...and especially the photos you provided, identified it, and the clear closeup indicated the material. Obviously not palm fiber!

A good example of how difficult it can sometimes be, identifying a basket solely by photos.

 

NA - North American, or Native American?
Meso-American, South American, - they are all "American". Even Canadians.

 

Does anyone know by looking at the close-up what this mystery basket is made of? Also does it have any value?

 

the question was.........
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Is this Native American?

 

https://www.ebay.ca/sch/i.html?_nkw=seri+indian+basket


it might...on ebay ..

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/scarce-vintage-seri-indian-mexico-505050054

or here..

 

I know that Native American / NA is usually used to mean indigenous people of North America. The point I was suggesting is that "Native American" or, more specifically - "not NA!" - is imprecise. All indigenous peoples of the Americas are, in at least some sense, Native Americans. Just a thought.....

 

Then Seri it is Thank you all so much. I just know there are a lot of Knockoffs out there.