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

which stand on end like little anchors to the 14 link chain

Four tall carved columns hold up the second "story"

carefully inspecting each piece in a pile (or many piles) before landing on just the ones I like

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