Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1984-0015-0010 | |
| 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 | Round jar-shaped basket with flat base; flaring lower sides expanding to mid-section and then taper to form a high shoulder and a short wide constricted neck with everted rim, 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 a large geometric motif (possibly representing a stylized bird-in-flight or a saguaro cactus?) repeated four times around the lower half of the basket, and a band of four crosses or coyote tracks around the neck; Rim coil is decorated with a widely spaced, diagonal overstitch of devil's claw. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 15.0, Rim Diam = 12.4, Max Diam = 16.6 | |