Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2010-0001-0002 | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket plaque | |
| Culture | Hopi | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | Navajo | |
| Other Geographic Data | Hopi Indian Reservation; Third Mesa | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1920s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Warp: Dunebroom (Parryella filifolia) stems; Weft: Rabbitbrush (Chrysothamnus spp.) stems; Natural dyes | |
| Description | Round plaque woven entirely in wicker technique, beginning with three dunebroom warp rods laid across three other dunebroom warp rods and gradually expanding in spoke-like fashion; Body of basket is woven of natural and undyed rabbitbrush stems, forming a generalized pattern of concentric circles, possibly the Köyapruru (white showing through) pattern; At the rim, all but one warp rod in each warp bundle is cut off; Remaining warp rod in each bundle is bent to the left and bound with adjacent rods and then wrapped in dyed black yucca leaves. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 2.8, Max Diam = 29.0 | |