Gorgeous Old Yanomami (Amazon Tribal) Gathering Basket with Stunning Patina crochet each a box or tray

each a box or tray

28 1/2" long x 8 1/2" tall x 3 5/8" deep (at base)

Mr Toko and his sons thus go off to dig mice

Photos describe it better than I can so I've taken a lot

I've been looking at a fair number of cyanotypes lately

Gorgeous Old Yanomami (Amazon Tribal) Gathering Basket with Stunning Patina crochet each a box or traySadly 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