
Appraisal: Mission Indian Basket, ca. 1920
Clip: Season 28 Episode 23 | 1m 3sVideo has Closed Captions
Appraisal: Mission Indian Basket, ca. 1920
Check out William Mercer's appraisal of a Mission Indian basket, ca. 1920, in Celebrating Native American Heritage.
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Appraisal: Mission Indian Basket, ca. 1920
Clip: Season 28 Episode 23 | 1m 3sVideo has Closed Captions
Check out William Mercer's appraisal of a Mission Indian basket, ca. 1920, in Celebrating Native American Heritage.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipGUEST: Well, it was given to me by my mom.
And I always told my kids that it was American Indian, but I'm not sure that it is.
APPRAISER: Well, I'm happy to inform you that this is American Indian.
It is specifically from the Southern California area.
The tribal affiliation is Luiseño, sometimes also referred to as Mission Indians.
It's a wonderful example of their basketry from about 1920.
A, the light color is willow.
GUEST: Okay.
APPRAISER: And the warm orange color is a plant material called juncus.
The usual thing is to have a spiral motif in the center.
And then there are also numerous, uh, figures around the walls of the basket.
Very well done, in excellent condition.
And in a retail market, I would expect this to sell for about $1,500.
GUEST: Oh, my goodness.
Oh, my-- that's good news.
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