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Property from the Cain Family Collection
Lot 1105

A Paiute basket
height 9 1/4in, diameter 4 1/2in
See illustration

5 December 2005, 12:00 PST
California, San Francisco

Sold for US$7,050 inc. premium

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A Paiute basket

Emma James, of compressed globular form, decorated with broad opposing dark panels of negative serpent-like motifs and diamonds, alternating with series of zigzag bands and linear complements.
height 9 1/4in, diameter 4 1/2in
See illustration

Footnotes

Ella Cain's tag reads: "1F Emma James deformed hand but made many baskets. Legend 'We have been to the mountains and the hunting was good.'"

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