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Catalog Number

CAS 1994-0005-0001   CAS 1994-0005-0001; Basket
Category Basketry
Object Name Basket
Culture Akimel O’odham (Pima)
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona
County Pinal
Other Geographic Data Area generally east of Phoenix
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. mid 1900s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Cattail (Typha angustifolia) stems; Yucca (Yucca sp.) leaves; Devil's claw (Martynia sp.) pods
Description Round shallow basket with flat base on short footed pedestal and widely flaring sides, woven over a bundle foundation; Warp material is split cattail stems and primary weft material is split yucca leaves; Designs are woven of black devil's claw pods and consists of a continuous rectilinear fret that includes 4 internal meanders and encircles the sides of the basket; Final rim coil on basket and also on short footed pedestal are both decorated with diagonal overstitch of black devil's claw.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 7.8, Max Diam = 29.0