Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2007-0005-0006 | |
| 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 | Tohono O’odham Indian Reservation | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1930s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Warp: Bear grass (Nolina sp.) stems; Weft: Yucca (Yucca sp.) leaves | |
| Description | Small round basket tray with flat base and flaring sides, woven in coiled technique using sun-bleached split yucca leaves over a bundle foundation of bear grass stems; Simple geometric design on sides of tray is woven of natural (yellow) split yucca leaves and consists of a rectilinear “Z†motif that is repeated four times; Rim is undecorated. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 6.3, Max Diam = 25.4 | |