Apache Pinon-Pitched Tus Water Basket
Updated August 6, 2026
This auction ended on August 13, 2026.
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| Lot number | 0100 |
| Estimate | $500 - $750 |
| Opening bid | $225 |
| Auction | Summer Marketplace | Ancient & Ethnographic |
| Date | August 13, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT |
| Auction house | Artemis Fine Arts |
| Location | Louisville, Colorado |
Native American, Southwestern United States, Apache, ca. 1880–1920 CE. A basketry water jar, or "tus," twined from willow and sumac and covered in pine pitch that renders the vessel watertight.
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