Hupa Open Work Basket Mid/Late 20th Century Size 8.625" H x 7.625" x 6.75" D

Offered by Antique American Indian Art, LLC---AAIA --- Hupa Open Work Basket Mid/Late 20th Century Size 8.625" H x 7.625" x 6.75" DHand Woven with Open 2 Strand Diagonal Twining and 4 Decorative Weaved Bands Throughout BasketExcellent ConditionThe Hupa (also spelled Hoopa) are an Indigenous people of the Athabaskan language family, traditionally residing along the Trinity River in northwestern California. They are renowned for their sophisticated basketry traditions, which played a central role in daily life, ceremonies, and trade. Basket weaving among the Hupa, along with neighboring tribes like the Yurok and Karuk, utilized techniques such as twining (interlacing wefts over rigid warps) and open twining, which creates a looser, more porous structure ideal for certain practical uses.Open work baskets are made using sturdy materials like California hazel rods for the warp (foundation spokes), pine root or conifer root for wefts, squaw grass (Xerophyllum tenax) for accents, and sometimes maidenhair fern for decorative elements. The open twining technique—often a two-strand or diagonal twining—results in gaps between stitches, making the basket lightweight and breathable but less watertight than tightly woven counterparts. 241206-22Welcome to Matt Wood's Antique American Indian Art, LLC (AAIA) eBay Listings.As the nation’s leading gallery of Antique North American Indian Art and Artifacts, we invite you to consider the beautiful art and artifacts that we list on eBay with full confidence in the authenticity and legality of the item, in the accuracy of the listing, and in the professionalism that we demonstrate in processing each transaction.Celebrating over 45 years in business, Matt Wood and Len Wood are founding members of ATADA (Antique Tribal Arts and Dealers Association), and we provide you, the collector, a unique opportunity to buy directly from our gallery inventory via eBay. We offer Certificates of Authenticity, a 7-day home inspection period allowing returns for full refunds (less shipping/insurance costs), and a lifetime trade-back policy (call for details). We are confident that you will be pleased with the value, service and peace-of-mind that our gallery can offer you. Thank you for looking! SHIPMENTWe package all items for shipment in the utmost professional manner, and all shipments are fully insured. Please read our Store Policies for all of our shipping information.PLEASE FOLLOW US on eBay - If you hit the FOLLOW THIS SELLER link on the top right of this listing under the Seller Information button, you will be able to get the early notices of our new additions and sales. We will be adding lots of quality Antique American Indian Art over the next few months.