**Originally Listed At $600**

Native American, Southwestern United States, artist Della Takala (Hopi, Second Mesa), 1968. A hand-coiled basketry plaque exhibiting a polychrome image of the mythical Crow Mother (Angwusnasomtaqa) with her winged head, trapezoidal face and eyes, and broad gown bearing colorful lower fringe patterns. A trio of crows surround the deity on the lateral and top borders, and the entire exterior border is dyed with a rich black hue. A suspension loop on the verso enables the plaque to be suspended from a wall. Size: 1.75" L x 16.375" W x 16.9" H (4.4 cm x 41.6 cm x 42.9 cm)

Another basketry plaque by Della Takala can be found at the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian, catalog number 25/8359.

Please note this item falls under the Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act and is not eligible for international shipping. Native American, Alaska Native, & Native Hawaiian objects are only eligible to ship within the United States.

Provenance: private Don Phelps collection, owner Todos Santos Trading Post, Alamo, California, USA, acquired in 1969

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Minor fading to pigment in some areas, with minor bending to overall form, and some red staining in scattered areas along one lower quadrant of the obverse, otherwise intact and excellent. Great preservation to Crow Mother imagery.