Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0911 | |
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 | Common dunebroom (Parryella filifolia) stems; Rabbitbrush (Chrysothamnus spp.)stems; Yucca (Yucca angustissima) leaves | |
Description | Shallow round plaque woven entirely in wicker technique over multiple warps; At the rim, one warp stem from each warp group is bent over and incorporated into rim bundle that is coil-wrapped with undyed yucca leaves; Design consists of black area in center of basket from which 3 crescent shapes extend first counterclockwise direction and then clockwise direction, all on natural colored background; Narrow band of alternating orange and green blocks edged in black encircles rim. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 2.8, Max Diam = 35.8 |