Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1984-0015-0009 | |
| 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. mid 1900s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Bear grass (Nolina erumpens) stems; Yucca (Yucca sp.) leaves; Devil's claw (Martynia sp.) pods | |
| Description | Shallow round basket with small diameter 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 yucca leaves; Designs are woven of black devil's claw pods and natural undyed yucca leaves, and consists of whirling pattern of 3 floral-like petals that radiate out from center, woven of yellow-green undyed yucca leaves and edged in black devil's claw pods, all on background of sun bleached yucca leaves; Final rim coil is decorated with overstitch of black devil's claw, which is alternately diagonal or parallel to the underlying yucca weft fibers. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 5.2, Max Diam = 22.4 | |