Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1985-0009-0016 | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket plaque | |
| Culture | Hopi | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | Navajo | |
| Other Geographic Data | Hopi Indian Reservation; Third Mesa | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1900 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Sumac (Rhus sp.) stems; Rabbitbrush (Chrysothamnus spp.) stems; Yucca (Yucca angustissima) leaves; Vegetal and mineral dyes | |
| Description | Round plaque woven entirely in wicker technique over multiple warps; At the rim, one warp stem from each warp group is folded over and incorporated into a bundle that is coil-wrapped with undyed yucca leaves; Warp material is sumac shoots and primary weft material is rabbitbrush stems; Design consists of single stylized image of Tsil (Chili Katsina), a runner who stuffs chili peppers into the mouth of anyone who loses a race with the katsina; Figure is woven entirely in checkerboard pattern of dyed orange and black rabbitbrush stems, against natural colored background; Black and orange border encircles rim of plaque; Baskets with this particular figure were woven for a very short time in the late 1800s and early 1900s. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 2.7, Max Diam = 30.2 | |