Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1985-0009-0018 | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| 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. early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Sumac (Rhus sp.) stems; Rabbitbrush (Chrysothamnus spp.) stems; Yucca (Yucca angustissima) leaves; Vegetal dyes | |
| Description | Round basket with convex base and rounded sides that slop inward to form a wide mouth; Basket is woven entirely in wicker work over multiple warps; Basket start shows technique that was seldom used later than ca. 1930; Warp material is sumac stems and weft material is natural and vegetal dyed rabbitbrush stems; At the rim, one warp stem from each warp group is bent over and incorporated into a warp bundle that is coil-wrapped in undyed yucca leaves; Two short loop handles that are half orange and half yellow may have originally been attached opposite each other at rim; Design on base consists of orange sunflower motif bordered in black; Design on side consists of concentric terraced zigzag bands in orange, blue, and yellow around mid-section, with adjacent colors being separated by narrow black borders; Narrow natural-colored band with black borders encircles rim; Background of basket is woven of natural-colored weft fibers. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 15.5, Rim Diam = 17.5, Max Diam = 23.4 | |