The treasure basket

This exquisite woven basket was made by a Native American, and is housed at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D. C. This organization is like the nation's museum. Found and funded privately, it nevertheless, houses much of the nation's public treasure.
The basket gives us a window into the mind of the artist - way to join the myth of the ancestors. Myth is the public dream, and dream is the private myth. - Joseph Campbell

My topical post today at South by Southwest is about the mainstream media's take on the elections.
My “dreams and dreaming” post today at Good Second Mondays is about the elements of the dream.
Tags: museum anthropology antique native american