Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2007-0007-0005 | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Hopi | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Hopi Indian Reservation | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. mid-1900s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Yucca (Yucca sp.) leaves; Willow (Salix sp.) rod | |
| Description | Large round sifter basket woven entirely in natural-colored yucca leaves in a plaiting technique; An over-3 / under-3 sequence used throughout basket (with occasional lapses to maintain pattern) produces an all-over pattern of interlocking and concentric diamonds; Warp and weft fibers are turned up around rim and folded over a heavy wooden hoop (made from an unpeeled willow (?) rod whose ends overlap) and then secured to themselves with additional yucca twining; Overall color is yellow. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 8.5, Max Diam = 44.7 | |