Gorgeous Old Yanomami (Amazon Tribal) Gathering Basket with Stunning Patina gate weight with all sorts of different

with all sorts of different claims to the "original

Four tall carved columns hold up the second "story"

definitely with some age on them

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

Gorgeous Old Yanomami (Amazon Tribal) Gathering Basket with Stunning Patina gate weight with all sorts of differentSadly 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