Native American Art
Native American Art
Property from an American Private Collection
Yokuts Polychrome Bottleneck Basket Jar by Louisa (Lasyeh) Francisco, “Mrs. Dick Francisco” (Bancalache Yokuts, 1857-1953)
Lot Closed
January 19, 08:06 PM GMT
Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property from an American Private Collection
Yokuts Polychrome Bottleneck Basket Jar by Louisa (Lasyeh) Francisco, “Mrs. Dick Francisco” (Bancalache Yokuts, 1857-1953)
Diameter: 11 ¼ in (28.6 cm); height: 7 in (17.8 cm)
Helen Harvey, Porterville, California, reportedly acquired from the artist
Crew Family Collection, acquired from the above
Bob Adams, Tucson, Arizona
American Private Collection, acquired from the above on July 14, 2011
Wayne A. Thompson and Eugene S. Meieran, California Indian Basketry: Ikons of the Florescence, San Diego, 2021, p. 52, fig. 62 (archival photo of Louisa Francisco with the present basket), p. 53, fig. 63, and p. 65, fig. 81 (archival photo of Louisa Francisco with the present basket)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, long-term loan, October 2013 - August 2017 (inv. no. L.2013.91.10)