A Chumash basketA Chumash basketFinely woven with repeated fretwork bands, inverted triangle devices repeated below the rim, accompanied by a box of asphaltum fragments formerly affixed to the underside, restored.height 8 3/4in, diameter 13 3/4inAccompanied by letters between Mr. Charles Muskavitch to Mr. H.G. Wellington referring to the sale of the basket and referencing the asphaltum dated circa April 1976 and two paper labels formerly affixed to the base. Provenance:The Collection of John MuirThe Collection of Phoebe Apperson HearstThe Collection of Douglas EwingBonhams, San Francisco, The Robert "Trader Bob" Bayuk Collection of Native American Art, sale 20296, lot 1061Illustrated: Ewing, Douglas C., Pleasing The Spirits: A Catalogue of a Collection of American Indian Art, 1982, Ghylen Press, p.312, fig. 373