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Native American Indian baskets are some of the most valuable indian art in existence. Native American Indian baskets were made extensively in the Western United states. It is in this area some of the most expensive Native American Indian baskets originated.
California and Arizona indian baskets can be extremely intricate and valuable. A great Native American indian basket made by Dat So La Lee, a Washo weaver, can bring over a million dollars. A large Mono-Paiute basket recently sold at auction for nearly four hundred thousand dollars.
The Northwest coast also has a long history of Native American indian basket making with excellent examples being made by the Salish indians and Tlingit indians who made many interesting styles including hats, bags, utilitarian baskets as well as early tourist pieces.
Some of the most recognized antique Indian baskets were made by the following Native American tribes: Mission, Chumash, Pomo, Panamint, Yokuts, Paiute, Washo, Western Apache, Yavapai, Tonto Apache, Mescalero Apache, Jicarilla Apache, Havasupai Apache, Pima, Tohono-O'odham, Chemihuevi, Hopi, and Navajo. Numerous other Native American tribes of the West also made baskets.
Native American Indian basketry is still being made today though the production of great masterpieces has diminished significantly over the last twenty years.
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