This medium sized traditional San Carlos Apache burden basket was woven of split red willow in a traditional polychrome striped pattern on a metal ring. It is accented with beige deerskin fringe tipped with handmade tin jingles. Women used burden baskets to forage & gather materials & food on the land. The jingles helped warn potentially dangerous animals away! These are used in the tribal Sunrise Ceremony to commemorate a young Apache woman's transition at puberty. Some say it is symbolic of laying your burdens down when you enter a space, so should be hung by the entry (but that may just be marketing). When hanging, this basket measures approx 23" H from the tip of the hang point to the end of the lowest jingle x 7" W x 7" D. The actual woven basket measures approx 4" H x 7" W x 7" D. The jingles measure 1.5" L on average. Burden baskets are wonderful items that are becoming more difficult to find on the market. This is a beautiful heirloom quality basket with a nice design!
Excellent to very Good Condition! There is a little fading to the darker material.