Antique Pima or Papago Native Pictorial Basket with Figures and Elk vintage carved beaver and some dulling/clouding of the

and some dulling/clouding of the finish on the top

documented in photos

Kelly was known for studies of birds and animals

fantastic borders of tightly packed hearts and triangles with tiny crosses on top

and appears to be studying the engraved decoration around the edges of the matchbox holder upon which he sits

Antique Pima or Papago Native Pictorial Basket with Figures and Elk vintage carved beaver and some dulling/clouding of theThis wonderful late 19th or very early 20th century basket I purchased from the estate of Elaine Bradbury Vercoe, a descendant (the great granddaughter, I believe) of Colorado pioneer William Chase Bradbury (1849 1925). Held in her estate were both thousands of original antique photographs taken by Bradbury on expeditions around the Western U. S during the late 19th and early 20th century, many featuring Native Americans (as well as cowboys), along