Apache Figural Basketry Olla
Sale 1053 - Native American Art: The Lifetime Collection of Forrest Fenn, Part I
Jun 9, 2022
10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
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Estimate
$3,000 -
5,000
Price Realized
$2,375
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Lot Description
Apache Figural Basketry Olla
fourth quarter 19th century
designed with 11 humans, three horses, one cross, lightning and rain
height 18 inches x diameter 18.25 inches
This olla... is decorated with a representation of people and wickiups around the middle, below which appears to be a stream and animals. A rectangular design to the lower left could be interpreted as a garden plot (Hanson 1994: 199).
Published:
Spirits in the Art (Hanson 1994: 199, plate 199)
This lot is located in Cincinnati.
Collected by Colonel John Bullis (1841-1911)
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