Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0569-0001 | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Akimel O’odham (Pima) or Tohono O’odham (Papago) | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | Pinal or Pima | |
| Other Geographic Data | South-central Arizona | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Cattail (Typha angustifolia) and/or bear grass (Nolina erumpens) stems; Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Devil's claw (Martynia sp.) pods | |
| Description | Round, jar-shaped, bottleneck basket with flat base, slightly rounded but very steep sides, high flat shoulder, and short wide neck with flaring rim; Basket is woven in coiled technique over bundle foundation; Warp material is cattail and/or grass stems; Primary weft material is peeled and split willow shoots; Designs are woven of black split devil's claw pods and include solid black circle in center of base and six rectilinear zigzags that radiate outward from the base and then rise vertically all the way to the rim; Final rim coil is woven of black devil's claw. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 22.4, Rim Diam = 16.2, Max Diam = 25.8 | |