Spectacular Vintage Large Southern California Mission Basket

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Spectacular Vintage Large Southern California Mission Basket:
$7400.00

Offered ByBUENA VISTA TRADING POST
Spectacular Southern California Mission Indian Basket12 7/8" wide x 7" tall (but feels much larger than measured dimensions)c. Early 20th Century

This beautiful basket presents a masterful example of Southern California basket making, with an incredible shape and high contrasting materials emphasizing the dark lightning bolts wrapping Vista Trading Post owner Rob Wood calls upon his family’s more than fifty years of experience as American Indian art dealers. Rob’s father, Len Wood, opened his first gallery in Laguna Beach, California in 1969. Len grew the business in Laguna, moving into a number of different buildings in town before settling in for decades neighboring the Laguna Beach Museum of Art. It was there where Rob and his brothers joined the family business. “Dad taught us so much,” Rob recalls. “Perhaps one of the greatest lessons is that which is made by hand tells the truth about the time, place and maker of the piece. When holding an artifact, we are holding a time capsule that will transport us back to a different time and place.”bvrexfbtp