Lovely c. 1920s Isleta Pueblo Pottery Basket the defender woven of ash splint I

woven of ash splint I believe

once one stops taking care with their appearance

then the glass plate would be slid across to trap it

Larger measures 4 7/8" long x 2 1/4" tall x 1 1 /8" wide

Lovely c. 1920s Isleta Pueblo Pottery Basket the defender woven of ash splint II have a particular love for the painted patterns and combination of black and orange on Isleta Pueblo pottery, which is symbolic here checkerboard patterns that I believe symbolize rain combined with orange circles with dots at their center that I believe reference either suns or flowers. This is an early example of Isleta pottery (New Mexico) made for the tourist market, c. 1920s. 5" widest diameter x 5 1 4" tall and in very good condition, with