Current Feature N° 001 · Nov 2026
Learn to identify Native American baskets by examining weaving techniques, materials, forms, cultural patterns, and signs of age and provenance.
A short folio of three pieces we’ve been thinking about this week — with provenance notes and the questions still open.
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Curator’s Note
“A Curator's Notebook on Native American Arts, Tribal Craft, and the History Behind the Objects”
A short notebook from the back room. We catalogue what we love, sit with what we don’t yet understand, and write down what the object will not say. Each entry is one piece — provenance where we know it, conjecture where we don’t.
The Dispatch
A short letter from the back room of Pacwesttraders. New acquisitions, provenance notes, and the questions still open. Sent monthly. Unsubscribe with one click.