Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0889 | |
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; Third Mesa | |
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1930-1950 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Sumac (Rhus sp.) or common dunebroom (Parryella filifolia) stems; Rabbitbrush (Chrysothamnus sp.) stems; Yucca (Yucca angustissima) leaves; Vegetal dyes | |
Description | Round and nearly flat plaque, woven entirely in wicker technique over multiple warps; Warp material is either sumac or common dune broom stems and weft material is natural and vegetal dyed rabbitbrush stems; At the rim, one warp stem in each group of warps is bent over and incorporated into a bundle that is coil-wrapped with dyed black yucca leaves; Design consists of a single full-length figure of a Kachin' mana, shown wearing a black woven dress, woven red and green belt, and red and white maiden's shawl; Figure's hair is worn in traditional style of whorls worn by unmarried Hopi girls, and her face is white; Large black and yellow triangular motif above the figure and black and natural-colored check units on either side might depict a tableta or headdress; Narrow band of alternating black and natural-colored bars encircles rim. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 4.0, Max Diam = 39.5 |