Gorgeous Old Yanomami (Amazon Tribal) Gathering Basket with Stunning Patina gate weight with some sun fading and

with some sun fading and a little wear to bottom/bottom corner of the slipcase

One tiny split in the wood on one side at the tip of the handle

carefully inspecting each piece in a pile (or many piles) before landing on just the ones I like

the objective is to make color sets by mixing two or three component cards with one master (i

Gorgeous Old Yanomami (Amazon Tribal) Gathering Basket with Stunning Patina gate weight with some sun fading andSadly photos do absolutely no justice to this gorgeous basket, which is just my sort of basket very finely woven, with a very graceful form, and many many years on it that have turned it a dark, warm brown. One can see traces of the original pattern on it, which would have been drawn on its surface in masticated charcoal pigment, now very subtle, almost just a shadow. Widely known for their distinctive basketry, the Yanomami are an indigenous tribe