Antique Papago / Pima Basket with Zig Zag Design and Gorgeous Patina lubbers and bell peg game as it would make a

as it would make a striking addition to a carefully set table

This is the smaller of two lovely Burmese bamboo lacquer betel boxes currently in the shop

Animals are about 2 3/4" long give or take

and while not pushing do think it would be especially wonderful hung in a grouping with at least one of the other two paintings from the same series I have in the shop (see last photo to see what I mean)

It seems to me to show the influence of South American figurative pottery (Shipibo pottery comes to mind)

Antique Papago / Pima Basket with Zig Zag Design and Gorgeous Patina lubbers and bell peg game as it would make aI purchased this gorgeous early 20th century Papago or Pima basket in an online auction, and it is 100% everything I wanted it to be; pretty much a perfect thing as far as I am concerned. The zig zag design on both interior and exterior is striking, and it's great from absolutely every view. Only very light wear, structurally super strong with no slumping, and not a lost stitch anywhere that I can see. Best of all is its warm patina, which makes it