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A beautiful, large and deep wicker basket. This one is literally a prize-winner, sporting a First Place ribbon from the Museum of Northern Arizona's annual Hopi Show. Regretably it is not dated. It measures 8 inches tall by 17 inches diameter and is priced at $800

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Equally unusual these days: a large and deep Hopi coiled figurative basket. This one is decorated with raincloud motifs and the faces of the Heheya katsina. Measuring 8 inches high by 12 inches diameter. $1800

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The Hopi use several basketry techniques, but this style, wicker, is only made by the villages on the Third Mesa. This particular wicker basket incorperates an eagle motif on either side of a cloud motif. $875

A wicker basket with a 13.5" diameter. $385

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A wicker basket with a 11.5" diameter. These willow wicker baskets are known as yungyapu in Hopi. A shallow wicker basket or plaque is called a yungyapngölökpu. It is woven of sumac (rhus trilobata), called suuvi in Hopi and rabbit brush (chrysothamnus), called siváapi. $275

Hopi coil basket by Rosaline Day. Hopi coiled basket or tsukuvota, a style which is made only in the villages on Second Mesa. It is woven of galleta grass/sühü and sewn with yucca/ (Yucca angustisima) called mooho in Hopi. $220

These Hopi coiled baskets or tsukuvota, came from a collection of Hopi items collected in the 1960s to the early 1980s. Coiled basketry is a style which is made only in the villages on Second Mesa. They are woven of galleta grass/sihu and sewn with yucca/ (Yucca angustisima) called mooho in Hopi.

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9" diameter, 5" tall, with black raincloud motifs.$375

8 diameter, 5.5" tall $375

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10" diameter, 7" tall, this designs incorporates raincloud motifs. $450

10.5" diameter $300

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6.5" diameter, 5" tall, four antelope surround this unusual handled Hopi basket. $400 ON HOLD

8" diameter, 6" tall $300

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11.5" diameter. Circa 1930. $600.

10.5" diameter. $300.

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11" diameter. Yoyongsona or Cactus-Eater is the Hopi names for the Desert tortoise. $300 ON HOLD

15" diameter, 2" deep, this very large basket portrays the Nuvakmana or Snow Maiden. $1200.ON HOLD

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9.5" diameter, this basket portarys the Hahai'i wuuhti the Katsina Grandmother. $375

11" diameter $350

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10" diameter $325