Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0281-0016 | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Western Apache | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Devil's claw (Martynia sp.) pods | |
| Description | Large round jar-shaped basket with flat base, rounded lower body rising to a very high rounded shoulder, and short but very wide neck with flaring rim; Basket is woven in coiling technique over 3-rod foundation; Warp material is whole peeled willow shoots and primary weft material is peeled split willow shoots; Designs are woven of black devil's claw and consist of circular area in center of base, encircled by 3 concentric bands; 7 wide zigzag lines rise vertically from juncture of base and sides to midlevel on sides where they meet a wide horizontal checkerboard band; 11 triangles are above the checkerboard band, some of which form the low apexes of a wide zigzag band on the shoulder; Second zigzag band encircles the upper shoulder and neck and is bordered above and below by band that alternates light (willow) and dark (devil's claw) fibers; Final rim coil is completely woven in devil's claw. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 45.3, Rim Diam = 21.1, Max Diam = 38.9 | |