For thousands of years, Native Americans have been creating artwork that defines their world and reflects their culture. Over the years, largely anonymous Native American artists, while turning out ordinary objects for utilitarian use, have created an artistic and historical legacy that continues to be handed down from generation to generation. Baskets are among the finest examples of the Native American artistic legacy. Whether utilizing techniques of coiling, plating or twining, almost every tribe produced some form of basketry. It is in these contexts that the Southwest Museum of the American Indian, Los Angeles, Calif., part of the Autry National Center, has organized ⁔he Art of Native American Basketry: A Living Tradition,†on view through May 6, 2012. Drawing on the world⁳ largest collection of Indian baskets †14,000 †the 250 objects displayed represent 11 regions and more than 100 cultural groups. They range in size from small Pomo feather baskets made for sale to tourists to enormous Apache olla baskets used for storing large quantities of seeds.