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Catalog Number

CAS 1984-0013-0023   CAS 1984-0013-0023; Basket
Category Basketry
Object Name Basket
Culture Tohono O’odham (Papago)
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona
County Pima
Other Geographic Data Area to south and southwest of Tucson
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1900-1930
Collection Name N/A
Materials Bear grass (Nolina erumpens) stems; Yucca (Yucca sp.) leaves; Devil's claw (Martynia sp.) pods
Description Round shallow basket with flat base and widely flaring sides, woven in coiled technique over bundle foundation; Warp material is bear grass stems and primary weft material is split, sun bleached yucca leaves; Designs are woven of black devil's claw pods and consist of black circular area in center with four elongated tabs radiating outward approx. 8 cm in a whirlwind pattern; Two parallel rectilinear zigzag bands encircle the sides of the basket, forming a maze-like pattern; 4 additional elongated bars are pendant from the rim, extending down sides of the basket; Final rim coil is completely woven in black devil's claw.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 7.6, Max Diam = 30.0