Antique Papago / Pima Figurative Basket with Women and Dogs tremar england The wonderfully gestural surface decoration

The wonderfully gestural surface decoration evinces a vertical sequence of blooms

This terrific tin sign was issued by the Massachusetts Woman Suffrage Association to support a 1915 state referendum to give Massachusetts women the vote

including figures in beautifully decorated kimonos sitting and eating

with this terrific array of unusual geometric forms dangling from every other link of the chain

Antique Papago / Pima Figurative Basket with Women and Dogs tremar england The wonderfully gestural surface decorationI've looked at a fair number of Papago and Pima baskets, but have not seen another combining women and dogs, and really, what could be better! Early 20th century I believe, this and another I have just listed were found in the attic at a Boston estate, and are both are really stunning. On this one, the design on the exterior mirrors the design on the interior, and the wrapping on the lip alternates between a very dark brown and a lighter, almost gold