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Catalog Number CAS 2019-0001-0128   CAS 2019-0001-0128; Basket plaque
Category Basketry
Object Name Basket plaque
Culture Hopi
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona
County
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Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials
Description Basket plaque with red and yellow butterfly-like design; Round flat plaque, woven entirely in coiled technique over large bundle foundation; Small yucca-wrapped suspension loop is sewn into final rim coil on reverse face; Warp material is galleta grass stems and weft material is natural, vegetal, and aniline dyed split yucca leaves; Geometric design consists of round natural colored center bordered in black and surrounded by six terraced diamond shapes (four rust red and two yellow), all outlined in black; The arrangement of the diamond-shaped motifs produces a large butterfly design in the center of the plaque.
Dimensions (cm) Thickness = 3.8, Max Diam = 31.9