Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1985-0009-0019 | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket with handle | |
| 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.) or common dunebroom (Parryella filifolia) stems; Rabbitbrush (Chrysothamnus spp.) stems; Yucca (Yucca angustissima) leaves; Vegetal dyes | |
| Description | Small deep round basket with slightly convex base and nearly vertical walls and short bale handle attached at rim; Basket is woven entirely in wicker technique over multiple warps; Warp material is sumac stems or common dune broom 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 rim bundle that is coil-wrapped in undyed yucca leaves; Base of basket is completely black; Design on sides consists of lower band of natural colored blocks on black background, followed by several additional terraced zigzag bands in orange, blue, and natural color; Short handle is orange in the center and blue at each end. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 9.5, Max Diam = 11.0 | |