THE OREGON NATURALIST. 



INDIAN BASKETS. 



D. M. AVERILL & CO., 

 386 Morrison St. - Portland, Oregon. 



It is doubtful if any one thing i.s 

 attracting so much attention today as 

 Indian basket making. All now real- 

 ize that the Indians and specimens of 

 their art are at last disappearing. In- 

 dian art began to decline at the touch 

 of civilization and lovers of the beau- 

 tiful and unique are waking up and 

 striving for collections of Indian art, 

 especially basketry. All their work, 

 both old and new is much sought after 

 and highly prized from the coiled 

 variety of the Klickitat, that holds 

 water, the beautiful feathered Pomos, 

 some of which are ornamented with 

 beads, wampum and feathars of vivid 

 hue, the fine Attu Island work, though 

 scarcely finer than the delicate Makah 

 baskets to the coarse soap weed bas- 

 kets of New Mexico. The work is be- 

 coming harder to get each year and 

 money invested in collections of this 

 kind will more than double in a few 

 years. Baskets that cost little now 

 will soon become expensive, while 

 those thought to be high now, will be 

 beyond price. 



We have at present in stock, basket 

 work of all the following tribes, Ya- 

 kutat, Yes Bay, Sitka, Aleutian 

 Islands and many of the West Coast 

 tribes of Vancouver Island, B. C. 



In Washington, the Makah, Skagit 

 River, Quillayute, Quinaielt, Skoko- 



mish, Ba}' Centre, Chehalis, Tulalip, 

 Cowlitz, Seattle and Yakima. 



In Oregon, Klickitat, Umatilla, 

 Tumwater, Wasco, Umpqua, Warm 

 Spring, Lower Klamath, Rogue River 

 and Calapooia. 



In California, Pomo, Hoopa, Shasta 

 and Diegenuo. 



In Arizona and New Mexico, The 

 Pima. San Carlos, Jicarilla, Mescalero 

 Apaches, Tusayan, Moqui, and Ori- 

 abi and a few examples of other tribes, 

 but not in quantity sufficient to enum- 

 erate. 



Photographs of any work we have 

 will be sent on receipt of 10 c. each, 

 which amount will be deducted from 

 the first purchase in that work. 



We also carry in stock Oregon Stone 

 Relics, Oregon Arrow Points, the peer 

 of any point in the world, Elk Heads, 

 Elk Teeth, Indian Pottery, Old Bead 

 Work, Canoes, Ornamental Shells, 

 Bows, i? rrows, Ala.ska Totems and 

 Curios, Navajo and Oiegon Blankets, 

 China and Japan Pheasant Skins, 

 Coast Minerals, Hudson Bay Relics, 

 Northwest Tokens, Old Mexican Rel- 

 ics and Curios, California Souvenir 

 Goods, Northwest Curios of every 

 description and Taxidermists and 

 Naturalist's supplies. Desciiption 

 and prices furnished on application. 



D. M. AVERILL&CO. 



DEALERS IN 



Pacific Coast Indian Relics, Baskets and Curiosities. 



286 Morrison St. Portland Ore. 



