Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2019-0001-0126 | |
| 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 | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | ||
| Description | Dark, tray-like basket; Round shallow basket with flat center whose walls flare upward very gradually; Basket is woven entirely in wicker technique using single wefts over multiple warps; Warp material is either unpeeled scrub sumac or common dunebroom stems and weft material is rabbitbrush stems; At rim, one stem in each warp group or bundle is bent over and incorporated into rim bundle that is coil-wrapped with yucca leaves; Remaining warp stems are clipped at rim; Wide spiral design created using light and dark undyed fibers; 3rd Mesa. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 3.3, Max Diam = 36.5 | |