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Revere Auctions proudly presents Arts of the Americas: Mexico, the Southwest, & Indigenous Art, a curated sale celebrating the rich artistic traditions of Indigenous and regional cultures across the Western Hemisphere. This expansive auction features a distinguished selection of Navajo rugs, Southwestern woven baskets, Pre-Columbian pottery, Inuit carvings, Native American beadwork, Mexican folk art, and fine examples of Southwestern silver and turquoise jewelry. Spanning centuries of craftsmanship, this sale offers collectors a rare opportunity to acquire pieces that embody the spirit, skill, and cultural legacy of the Americas.
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LOT 22:
Large Anamosa Penitentiary Folk Art Basket
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Sold for: $400
Price including buyer’s premium:
$
504
Start price:
$
200
Estimate :
$400 - $800
Buyer's Premium: 26%
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Large Anamosa Penitentiary Folk Art Basket
Large handmade folk or outsider art woven and painted prison basket from the Anamosa State Penitentiary, Iowa, ca. 1930s. Coated wire wrap and rattan welt.
These baskets were purportedly a short-lived art form made exclusively by Native American inmates and sold at the prison store. The 'warp' or frame of the basket is wire while the weft is a fiber rattan woven horizontally. They were then painted with colorful motifs, sometimes with traditional Plains Indian symbols. Well-preserved examples such as the lot offered here retain leather decoration around the neck.
Height: 22 in x diameter: 12 in.
Condition: Wear consistent with age and use including heavy wear to the pigment throughout. No major breaks or losses to the caning. The leather is worn.
