Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2008-0001-0007 | |
| 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; Third Mesa; Village: Hotevilla | |
| Maker's Name | Allie Selestewa (b. 1917) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1979 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Warp and weft: scrub sumac (Rhus sp.) shoots; Rim wrapping: Yucca (Yucca angustissima) leaves | |
| Description | Small, roughly rectangular burden basket with rounded base and slightly flared sides, woven in wicker technique using un-split scrub sumac shoots for both warp and weft; A larger peeled rod (possibly sumac) that is bent in a U-shape and woven into either end of the basket provides added stability; At the rim, one twig of each warp group is bent over to the left (all others are broken off) and incorporated into a rim bundle that is overwrapped with yucca, with the lighter inner side of the strip pointing outward; This type of basket is identical in construction to a larger burden basket known by the Hopi as ho’apu, but the larger ones are rarely made anymore; These smaller burden baskets were formerly used for carrying fruit, but today they are primarily used in the Powamuya ceremony, when the Katsinam carry them on their backs, filled with bean sprouts; They are also used when young men are initiated into the Wuwuchim society. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 32.7, Width = 32.9, Length = 38.7 | |