Howdy folks and greetings from the Great Plains of North Texas!
I've been talking about the incredible basket weaving skills of the Apache and Comanche women and showing off some of the baskets that I like. Many sizes, styles and shapes were used extensively for everyday life such as hauling water and preparing food.
This is a photo of an Apache woman filling a water basket but you'll notice that both horses have baskets on each side, loaded with supplies I'm sure.
They're no longer producing the very detailed baskets with the small, tight weave because it takes months to make one basket like that. Here are a few nice ones that would cost many thousands of dollars if you can find them.
I've seen them go for more than $100,000. I'm talking about the baskets with an excellent pattern made in the 1800's.
Here's a basket weaver with her child in the late 1800's, that's an extraordinary basket and trays!:
I like this one because they usually don't show horses with riders on them.
Another basket weaver, I think this lady is Pima.
The precision of the pattern is amazing.
The eagles on this one are really cool.
Here's an Apache woman with some of her baskets and I assume that's a beaded purse she's holding:
I couldn't even think up a design like this, let along make it!
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I reckon I'm a little obsessed with the baskets. The patience and precision blows me away, but I swear I only have one more post about them and some historical photos of basket weavers. Then I'll move on to the pottery. lol.
Thanks for reading folks, God bless you all!
-jonboy
Texas