Gorgeous Old Yanomami (Amazon Tribal) Gathering Basket with Stunning Patina gate weight and with a slide opening

and with a slide opening on one end and an inset piece at the bottom

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

One tiny split in the wood on one side at the tip of the handle

with all sorts of different claims to the "original

so I will need to invoice for the difference

Gorgeous Old Yanomami (Amazon Tribal) Gathering Basket with Stunning Patina gate weight and with a slide openingSadly 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