Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0870 | |
| 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. 1930-1950 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Galleta grass (Hilaria jamesii) stems; Yucca (Yucca angustissima) leaves; Vegetal dyes | |
| Description | Large round shallow coiled tray with flat base and shallow, widely flaring sides, woven in coiled technique on very large bundle coils; Warp material is galleta grass stems and weft material is natural and vegetal dyed split yucca leaves; Geometric floral pattern whose 8 outlined petals are woven of sun-bleached weft fibers and edged in black was originally woven on a green-colored background; Rim terminus of basket appears not to have been completed, indicating this was likely a groom's wedding plaque. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 6.8, Max Diam = 43.6 | |