Catalog Number
|
Catalog Number |
CAS 0091-0011A,B | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket with lid | |
| Culture | Hopi | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | Navajo | |
| Other Geographic Data | Hopi Indian Reservation; Second Mesa | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Galleta grass (Hilaria jamesii) stems; Yucca (Yucca angustissima) leaves, Vegetal and aniline dyes | |
| Description | Round basket with nearly flat base and very rounded sides that slope inward toward the rim; Basket is woven entirely in coiled technique over large bundle coils; Pair of coil-wrapped loops are woven into final rim coil and coil-wrapped bail handle is attached to them; Separate round coiled lid is nearly flat and has single coil-wrapped loop woven into rim coil; Warp fiber is galleta grass stems and weft material is natural and aniline dyed split yucca leaves; Designs on sides of basket consist of 4 terraced diamonds that are vertically bisected by black line and outlined in black; Two of the diamonds are half yellow and half red, while the other two are half green and half red, all on natural sun-bleached background color; Designs on lid consist of 6 small terraced diamonds that radiate out from the center; 2 of the diamonds are red, 2 are green, and 2 are purple and all are outlined in black on natural sun bleached background; Coil wrapping on lid's loop handle is red. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 12.1, Rim Diam = 11.8, Max Diam = 16.7 | |