Lovely c. 1920s Isleta Pueblo Pottery Basket the defender Made of fruit woods I

Made of fruit woods I believe

woven of ash splint I believe

so I might guess that both this and the box date to around then

as bright and crisp and clean as if made yesterday

I've always got my eyes peeled for beautiful antique no indices playing cards

Lovely c. 1920s Isleta Pueblo Pottery Basket the defender Made of fruit woods II have a particular love for the painted patterns and combination of black and orange on Isleta Pueblo pottery, which is symbolic here checkerboard patterns that I believe symbolize rain combined with orange circles with dots at their center that I believe reference either suns or flowers. This is an early example of Isleta pottery (New Mexico) made for the tourist market, c. 1920s. 5" widest diameter x 5 1 4" tall and in very good condition, with