Antique Pima or Papago Native Pictorial Basket with Figures and Elk california clay and then these terrific bone

and then these terrific bone medallions (round on one side

the New York based artist who made and signed this (circa 1970s I believe) pot

8 1/8" in diameter

with a bit of yellow paint where the handle meets the head

it does a great job asserting itself as the place to hang your keys

Antique Pima or Papago Native Pictorial Basket with Figures and Elk california clay and then these terrific boneThis wonderful late 19th or very early 20th century basket I purchased from the estate of Elaine Bradbury Vercoe, a descendant (the great granddaughter, I believe) of Colorado pioneer William Chase Bradbury (1849 1925). Held in her estate were both thousands of original antique photographs taken by Bradbury on expeditions around the Western U. S during the late 19th and early 20th century, many featuring Native Americans (as well as cowboys), along