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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 2008-0001-0006   CAS 2008-0001-0006; Basket
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
Maker's Name Rena Nevyuktewa
Date of Manufacture ca. 1979
Collection Name N/A
Materials Warp and weft: yucca (Yucca angustissima) leaves; Rim rod: sumac (Rhus sp.) or willow (Salix sp.) shoot
Description Round sifter basket woven entirely of yucca leaves in a plaiting technique, forming an overall pattern of concentric diamonds and partial diamonds; At the rim, warp and weft fibers are folded over a sumac or willow rod and the ends secured by two yucca strips which are woven in twining technique.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 6.6, Max Diam = 31.0