Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0864 | |
| 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; Second Mesa | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1950s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Galleta grass (Hilaria jamesii) stems; Yucca (Yucca angustissima) leaves; Vegetal dyes | |
| Description | Shallow round basket with flat base and flaring sides, woven in coiled technique over bundle coils; Small yucca-wrapped suspension loop is sewn into 2nd from last coil on reverse of basket; Warp material is galleta grass stems and weft material is natural and vegetal dyed split yucca leaves; Large central design of a butterfly with black and rust-colored body and pair of rust-colored wings with yellow outer edges and outlined in black, extends across entire basket; Butterfly's eyes and accents on wings are woven in overlay stitches of sun-bleached yucca; Rust-colored X-shaped motif is located on either side of butterfly; Designs are all woven on natural sun-bleached background; Final coil is woven in natural green yucca (now yellow). | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 5.4, Max Diam = 30.2 | |