Gorgeous Old Yanomami (Amazon Tribal) Gathering Basket with Stunning Patina gate weight with a one small stain

with a one small stain in the upper right area

for storing the flock of animals that once would have accompanied it inside

with some sun fading and a little wear to bottom/bottom corner of the slipcase

with all sorts of different claims to the "original

Gorgeous Old Yanomami (Amazon Tribal) Gathering Basket with Stunning Patina gate weight with a one small stainSadly photos do absolutely no justice to this gorgeous basket, which is just my sort of basket very finely woven, with a very graceful form, and many many years on it that have turned it a dark, warm brown. One can see traces of the original pattern on it, which would have been drawn on its surface in masticated charcoal pigment, now very subtle, almost just a shadow. Widely known for their distinctive basketry, the Yanomami are an indigenous tribe