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AEDWashoe Butterfly Basket
About Seller
300 20th Street
Sacramento, CA 95811
United States
Witherell’s auction house is a family business rooted in a passion for fine art and antiques, based in Sacramento, a region known for its history and its important 20th century art scene. It all started when Brad Witherell was gifted a Civil War-era Henry rifle from his uncle as a teen, spurring his...Read more
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About Auction
LiveOct 29, 2026
Witherell's Live Luxury Asset Auction, October 29, 2026, from the Sutter Club, Sacramento. 363 lots: Warhol's $9, a Peale portrait, a Stone Declaration of Independence, Rolex, gold, fine jewelry, California baskets and more. Witherell Auctions Brian@witherell.com
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- Lot Description
A Washoe coiled polychrome basket bowl decorated with four large butterfly motifs rendered in dark brown against a natural buff ground. The Washoe homeland encompasses the Lake Tahoe Basin and adjacent valleys of present-day western Nevada and eastern California, where basket weaving was central to both daily life and trade. Constructed of willow over a willow rod foundation with bracken fern root providing the dark decorative elements, Washoe baskets were used for gathering, storage, seed processing, and ceremonial purposes. The butterfly, a favored motif in Washoe basketry, reflects the tribe’s mastery of bold, balanced geometric design. Baskets of this type became especially popular with collectors during the flourishing Native California basket market of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Dimensions: 8.25 x 3.75 in.
Shipping: Free Sacramento pickup. Shipping via FedEx within the continental U.S. for $45 plus 1.5% insurance (unless waived in writing).
Condition
Very good overall condition with tight weaving, excellent form, and naturally mellow coloration consistent with age. Minor expected wear from age and handling. No significant structural damage observed.
- Provenance
The Estate of Ed and Mari Crosby, Modesto, California.
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