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three bands of gopher snake design using bracken fern and redbud, diameter 20.5 in. ca 1900 This basket was originally purchased by Mr. Charles F. Clapp in the 1920s, and has remained in the mountain home, located in Wilsonia, California, a small community nestled in Kings Canyon National Park, until today. Clapp was an industrious man who, as a California farmer, recognized the need to create a railway connecting the smaller farms with larger markets, namely in Sacramento and San Francisco. Upon his success, he a built a home suitable for entertaining in 1934. The 2800 square foot, six bedroom cabin exchanged hands three times. With each new owner the original furnishings remained. Dr. Kent Vickery (1942 - 2011) grew up with parents who were avid collectors of Native American Southwest arts and crafts. Kent started developing his own collection in the 1950's while on family vacations. Summer excursions to various Pueblos and to the Gallup Ceremonials sparked a true love in Kent and spurred him to earn his PhD from Indiana University in Anthropology/ Archaeology where he specialized in Ohio Valley archaeology. He taught at the University of Cincinnati in the Anthropology Department for almost 34 years and on retirement, he and his wife, Karen, moved to Woodland Park, CO. Kent had a wide range of interests and collections including Native American art, both contemporary and ethnographic, Tribal art, and American antiques. He and Karen continued to collect until 2011. Provenance: From the Collection of Kent and Karen Vickery, Colorado; Bud and Jean Rice Collection Condition: Couple missing stitches