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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0787 | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Eastern Cherokee | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | North Carolina | |
| County | unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1939 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | White oak (Quercus alba) splints; Honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica) vines | |
| Description | Miniature round basket with flat base and slightly flaring, vertical sides, woven in wicker technique; Warp material is both undyed and dyed brown oak splints arranged in radiating pattern in alternating colors on base and then bent upward to also form the sides; Weft material of dyed brown or natural undyed peeled honeysuckle vines is used alternately to produce an overall checkerboard design; Rim is reinforced on interior and exterior with dyed oak splints that are coil-wrapped with natural undyed oak splint; Single undyed oak splint bale handle is attached at rim. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 3.9, Max Diam = 7.8 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0788 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Eastern Cherokee | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | North Carolina | |
| County | unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1939 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | White oak (Quercus alba) splints; Honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica) vines | |
| Description | Miniature round basket with flat base and slightly flaring, vertical sides, woven in wicker technique; Warp material is both undyed and dyed brown oak splints arranged in radiating pattern in alternating colors on base and then bent upward to also form the sides; Weft material of dyed brown, dyed yellow, and natural undyed peeled honeysuckle vines is used to produce an overall pattern of vertical stripes that alternate in color between half yellow - half brown, and all natural; Rim is reinforced on interior and exterior with dyed brown oak splints that are coil-wrapped together with undyed oak splint; Single undyed oak splint bale handle is attached at rim. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 3.9, Max Diam = 8.4 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0789 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Eastern Cherokee | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | North Carolina | |
| County | unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1939 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | White oak (Quercus alba) splints; Honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica) vines | |
| Description | Miniature round basket with flat base and slightly flaring, vertical sides, woven in wicker technique; Warp material is both dyed brown and dyed yellow oak splints arranged in radiating pattern in alternating colors on base and then bent upward to also form the sides; Weft material of dyed brown or dyed yellow peeled honeysuckle vines is used alternately to produce an overall brown and yellow checkerboard pattern; Rim is reinforced on interior with undyed oak splint and on exterior with dyed yellow oak splint that are coil-wrapped together with dyed yellow oak splint; Single undyed oak splint bale handle is attached at rim. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 4.0, Max Diam = 7.2 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0790 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Eastern Cherokee | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | North Carolina | |
| County | unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1939 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | White oak (Quercus alba) splints; Honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica) vines | |
| Description | Miniature round basket with flat base and slightly flaring, vertical sides, woven in wicker technique; Warp material is both undyed and dyed brown oak splints arranged in radiating pattern in alternating colors on base and then bent upward to also form the sides; Weft material of dyed brown or natural undyed peeled honeysuckle vines is used alternately to produce an overall pattern of vertical stripes; Rim is reinforced on interior with undyed oak splint and on exterior with dyed oak splint that are coil-wrapped together with undyed oak splint; Single undyed oak splint bale handle is attached at rim. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 4.0, Max Diam = 7.1 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0791 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Eastern Cherokee | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | North Carolina | |
| County | unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1939 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | White oak (Quercus alba) splints; Honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica) vines | |
| Description | Miniature round basket with flat base and slightly flaring, vertical sides, woven in wicker technique; Warp material is both undyed and dyed brown oak splints arranged in radiating pattern in alternating colors on base and then bent upward to also form the sides; Weft material of dyed brown or natural undyed peeled honeysuckle vines is used alternately to produce an overall checkerboard pattern; Rim is reinforced on interior and exterior with dyed brown oak splints that are coil-wrapped together with undyed oak splint; Single undyed oak splint bale handle is attached at rim. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 4.7, Max Diam = 7.3 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0792 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Eastern Cherokee | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | North Carolina | |
| County | unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1939 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | White oak (Quercus alba) splints; Honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica) vines | |
| Description | Miniature round basket with flat base and slightly flaring, vertical sides, woven in wicker technique; Warp material is both undyed and dyed brown oak splints arranged in radiating pattern in alternating colors on base and then bent upward to also form the sides; Weft material of dyed brown or natural undyed peeled honeysuckle vines is used alternately to produce an overall pattern of vertical stripes; Rim is reinforced on interior and exterior with undyed oak splints that are coil-wrapped together with undyed oak splint; Single undyed oak splint bale handle is attached at rim. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 3.7, Max Diam = 7.3 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0793 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Eastern Cherokee | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | North Carolina | |
| County | unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1939 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | White oak (Quercus alba) splints; Honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica) vines | |
| Description | Miniature round basket with flat base and slightly flaring, vertical sides, woven in wicker technique; Warp material is dyed brown oak splints arranged in radiating pattern on base and then bent upward to also form the sides; Weft material of dyed brown or natural undyed peeled honeysuckle vines is used alternately to produce an overall pattern of vertical stripes; Rim is reinforced on interior and exterior with undyed oak splints that are coil-wrapped together with undyed oak splint; Single undyed oak splint bale handle is attached at rim. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 4.1, Max Diam = 7.7 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0794 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Eastern Cherokee | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | North Carolina | |
| County | unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1939 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | White oak (Quercus alba) splints; Honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica) vines | |
| Description | Miniature round basket with flat base and slightly flaring, vertical sides, woven in wicker technique; Warp material is both undyed and dyed brown oak splints arranged in radiating pattern in alternating colors on base and then bent upward to also form the sides; Weft material of dyed brown or natural undyed peeled honeysuckle vines is used alternately to produce an overall pattern of vertical stripes; Rim is reinforced on interior with undyed oak splint and on exterior with dyed brown oak splint that are coil-wrapped together with undyed oak splint; Single undyed oak splint bale handle is attached at rim. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 3.7, Max Diam = 6.9 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0763 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Eastern Mono | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | California | |
| County | Mono, Inyo | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Bracken fern (Pteridium sp.) roots | |
| Description | Round basket with flat base and rounded sides, sloping inward slightly toward rim; Coiled on 3-rod foundation; Designs are in dyed bracken fern roots and consist of 3 parallel and contiguous bands, each one containing solid triangles that are alternately pendant from upper and lower framing lines. [In 1980, basket specialist, Bruce Bernstein (Wheelwright Museum, National Museum of the American Indian) identified this as a Miwok basket, on the basis of its trimmed ends.] | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 10.1, Rim Diam = 15.5, Max Diam = 18.1 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0830 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| 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. 1940s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Sumac (Rhus sp.) or common dunebroom (Parryella filifolia) stems; Rabbitbrush (Chrysothamnus spp.) stems; Yucca (Yucca angustissima) leaves; Vegetal and/or aniline dyes | |
| Description | Deep round wastebasket with slightly convex base and nearly vertical sides, woven entirely in wicker technique over multiple warps; Warp fibers are sumac or dune broom stems and weft fibers are natural, vegetal and/or aniline dyed rabbitbrush stems; At the rim, one warp stem in each group of warps is bent over and incorporated into a rim bundle that is coil-wrapped in dyed black yucca leaves; Base is completely purple except for narrow band in yellow and black around perimeter; Design on sides consists of encircling terraced zigzag bands in colors of green, orange, blue, and yellow; Adjacent colors are separated above and below by alternating blocks of black and natural colored wefts. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 25.0, Max Diam = 28.4 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0872 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| 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. 1940-1955 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Galleta grass (Hilaria jamesii) stems Yucca (Yucca angustissima) leaves; Vegetal dyes | |
| Description | Deep round basket with flat base and sides that flare out on the lower sides and then rise vertically to the rim; Basket is woven in coiled technique over medium-sized bundle coils; Warp fibers are galleta grass stems and weft fibers are finely split natural and vegetal dyed yucca leaves; Band of 8 freestanding quadrupeds (horses?) encircles mid-section of basket, with the animals in alternate colors of black and rust brown; Eyes and mouth of each animal is done in an overlay stitch of undyed and dyed black weft; Above and below the animals is a band of terraced triangles that alternate in yellow and rust brown along their upper sides and in black and white ticking along their lower sides; Overall background is natural sun bleached color. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 20.3, Rim Diam = 23.5, Max Diam = 23.9 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0837 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| 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. 1940-1960 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Sumac (Rhus sp.) shoots; Rabbitbrush (Chrysothamnus spp.) stems; Yucca (Yucca angustissima) leaves; Vegetal dyes | |
| Description | Oval bowl-shaped basket with flat base and low, vertical sides woven entirely in wicker technique over multiple warps; At the rim, one warp stem from each group of warps is bent over and incorporated into a rim bundle that is coil-wrapped with black dyed yucca leaves; Warp material is probably sumac and weft material is natural and vegetal dyed Geometric design consists of yellow rectangular area in center of basket, encircled by multiple concentric bands in colors of green, orange, and blue-gray, blue-green, and natural undyed color, each one bordered in black. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 8.0, Width = 32.0, Max Diam = 34.4, Length = 34.4 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0833 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| 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 | Deep round basket with flat base and sides that flare outward and rise to a high shoulder, then curve inward forming a wide mouth; Basket is woven in coiled technique over small bundle coils; Warp fibers are galleta grass stems and weft fibers are finely split natural and vegetal dyed yucca leaves; Design consist of 3 bands; Upper and lower bands contain 7 and 6 terraced triangles, respectively, alternating in yellow and rust brown colors (one triangle in upper band is half yellow and half rust brown, to balance design) and each is outlined along terraced edges in black; Design around mid-section consists of black terraced zigzag line, with a terraced concentric yellow and rust brown triangle with black pendant lines (representing falling rain) filling every other triangular space below the line, all on a natural sun bleached background and bordered above and below by a solid black framing line. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 16.8, Rim Diam = 17.5, Max Diam = 21.2 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0880 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| 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. early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Galleta grass (Hilaria jamesii) stems; Yucca (Yucca angustissima) leaves; Vegetal dyes | |
| Description | Deep round basket with flat base and nearly vertical sides, woven entirely in coiled technique over medium-sized bundle coils; Warp material is galleta grass stems and weft material is natural and vegetal dyed split yucca leaves; Design on sides of basket consists of two bands, each containing 6 freestanding quadrupeds (deer?, horses?), whose colors alternate between rust brown and a slightly darker brown; Each figure's eyes and neck hair are woven in overlay stitches of undyed weft; Third band that encircles lower sides of basket (below first register of animal figures) contains 4 pair of rust brown elongated segments; Background color is natural sun-bleached color. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 22.8, Max Diam = 27.2 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0881 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| 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. 1940-1955 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Galleta grass (Hilaria jamesii) stems; Yucca (Yucca angustissima) leaves; Vegetal dyes | |
| Description | Deep round wastebasket with flat base and flaring lower sides that rise vertically to a wide mouth; Basket is woven entirely in coiled technique over bundle coils; Warp material is galleta grass stems and weft materials is natural and vegetal dyed yucca leaves; Designs on sides of basket consist of two full figures of Crow Mother, shown wearing a black dress with white wedding sash; Figure's face is brown (with yellow side borders) with the characteristic black hourglass shape in center and large black wings on the sides of her headdress; Hourglass shape on face and band just below face is woven in overlay stitch of undyed weft; Alternating with the Crow Mother figures are two pair of vertically stacked terraced concentric diamonds in brown, yellow, and black, all on natural colored sun bleached background. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 22.1, Max Diam = 23.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0888 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Hopi | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | Navajo | |
| Other Geographic Data | Hopi Indian Reservation | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1950s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Yucca (Yucca angustissima) leaves; Metal wire | |
| Description | Shallow rectangular tray with flat base and low sides that gently curve upward to a vertical position; Basket is woven entirely in plaited technique (primarily over 3/under 3); Warp material is natural green split yucca leaves and weft material is sun-bleached white yucca leaves; Warp and weft fibers are folded over length of heavy gauge wire at rim, secured with single row of twined yucca leaves, and then their ends trimmed on exterior; Design consists of row of concentric green and white, contiguous diamonds down center length of tray with one additional triangle above and below, all on background of alternating green and white chevrons. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 5.4, Width = 29.5, Length = 46.1 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0878 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| 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. 1930s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Sumac (Rhus sp.) stems; Rabbitbrush (Chrysothamnus spp.) stems; Yucca (Yucca angustissima) leaves; Vegetal dyes | |
| Description | Large deep round wastebasket with nearly flat base and slightly flaring vertical sides, woven entirely in wicker technique over multiple warps; Warp material is probably sumac stems and weft material is natural and vegetal dyed rabbitbrush stems; At the rim, one warp stem in each warp group is bent over and incorporated into a rim bundle that is coil-wrapped in dyed black yucca leaves; Base is undercoated except for narrow terraced black zigzag band around outer perimeter; Design on sides consist of 4 black and natural colored checkered bands, alternating with 3 bands with alternating vertical columns in blue and natural color. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 28.5, Max Diam = 31.7 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0782 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| 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 | Deep round basket with flat base and slightly rounded, vertical sides, woven in coiled technique over medium-sized bundle coils; Pair of small black yucca-wrapped loops are attached at rim; Warp material is galleta grass stems and weft materials is natural and vegetal dyed split yucca leaves; Design on sides of basket consists of two large eagles with outstretched wings, whose bodies and head are yellow and rust brown outlined in black; Their wings are solid black and their tail feathers are a natural sun bleached color outlined in black, all on a natural sun bleached background; Each eagle's beak, eyes, and head feathers are woven with overlay stitches; Final rim coil is black. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 13.7, Max Diam = 17.7 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0823 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| 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 low, flaring sides, woven in coiled technique over bundle coils; Final two rim coils are pulled slightly upward and outward at two points opposite each other to form carrying handles; Warp material is galleta grass stems and weft material is natural and vegetal dyed split yucca leaves; Design on base consists of terraced checkerboard zigzag band that forms a roughly square shape, two sides of which are black and rust brown and two sides are black and yellow; Design around sides of basket consists of a terraced checkerboard zigzag line that also alternates colors between rust brown and black or yellow and black; Designs are all woven on a natural sun-bleached background, including the rim. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 8.6, Max Diam = 27.3 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0824 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| 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; Aniline dyes | |
| Description | Shallow round basket with flat base and flaring sides, woven in coiled technique over bundle coils; Small yucca-wrapped suspension loop is woven into the 3rd from the last coil on the reverse; Warp material is galleta grass stems and weft material is natural and aniline dyed split yucca leaves; Design is that of a Navajo wedding basket and consists of a negative 9 point star in center, encircled by a solid red band, all on a black background, with a band of pendant terraced black triangles around the top; one arm of the central star extends through the various design bands all the way to the rim, representing the "spirit line"; NOTE: location of the suspension loop would result in displaying this design upside down by Navajo traditions. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 7.5, Max Diam = 27.7 | |
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