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Catalog Number CAS 2019-0001-0127   CAS 2019-0001-0127; Basket plaque
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; First Mesa
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials
Description Basket plaque; Round, flat wall plaque; Woven in coiled technique over small bundle coils; Warp material is galleta grass stems and weft material is natural and vegetal dyed split yucca leaves; Design consists of a 8-point star/sun, with a black spiral woven in the center, all bordered in black and edged by terraced woven blocks in rust red; Entire design is surrounded completely by two bands of natural/undyed weave; Final rim coil is black; Small yucca-wrapped suspension loop is woven into the rim coil on the reverse; 1st Mesa.
Dimensions (cm) Thickness = 2.6, Max Diam = 25.4