Nettie Watt. Seneca Tribal Basket. Very Rare. Smithsonian Collected Artisan.

Description

A rare find.  Virtually all Nettie Watt baskets are in museums. We can't find another one of her creations for sale or in private hands.
This is a Splint & Sweet Grass Egg Basket. It features a double handle and measures a 13” high (including handles) x 11” in diameter. Comes with Nettie's
original dated (1979) label.
In perfect vintage condition with no loose weave or break. Obtained from estate sale of Native American collector. (See our other listings.)
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practice by the 1940’s with the int
Nettie Watt is acknowledged to be the most famous and skilled artisan of the traditions of Seneca and Iroquois basket weaving. Her works can be found in the Smithsonian and other Native American Museums.
Homage from online: Today at the Seneca communities of Allegany and Cattaraugus a current generation of basketmakers
is re-establishing this lost art form
. "
The most significant factor was the loss of our great ladies - -
Nettie Watt and her daughter, Ruth.  They shared it in some ways, but in some ways those things got lost.”