Pacwesttraders — A Curator's Notebook on Native American Arts, Tribal Craft, and the History Behind the Objects

Current Feature N° 001 · Nov 2026

Haida Baskets: Materials and Collector Value

Understand Haida basket collector value by examining traditional materials like cedar bark and spruce root, assessing craftsmanship, provenance, and market.

Series Baskets
Filed Nov 2026
Catalog N° 001
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Haida Baskets: Materials and Collector Value
Native American Basket Patterns and Meanings

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Native American Basket Patterns and Meanings

Series Baskets Filed Nov 2026 Curator Sarah Mills Catalog N° 001
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“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.

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