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Apache Olla Figurative Basket
Apache highly figurative olla with three and one-half ladies. After an olla was filled to the brim with wild grass seeds such as chia or amaranth, or domestic plant products like corn or beans, a basketry lid or cover was put on top to protect the food inside. Some experts believe the use of human or animal figures on baskets began around 1875. 6" x 8"H.
PERIOD: Late 20th Century
ORIGIN: Southwest - Apache, Native American
SIZE: 6" diameter x 8"H
$1,500.00
Apache Olla Figurative Basketā
$1,500.00
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Apache highly figurative olla with three and one-half ladies. After an olla was filled to the brim with wild grass seeds such as chia or amaranth, or domestic plant products like corn or beans, a basketry lid or cover was put on top to protect the food inside. Some experts believe the use of human or animal figures on baskets began around 1875. 6" x 8"H.
PERIOD: Late 20th Century
ORIGIN: Southwest - Apache, Native American
SIZE: 6" diameter x 8"H
