Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0496-0014 | |
| 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 to 1950s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Yucca (Yucca angustissima) leaves; Sumac (Rhus sp.) stem | |
| Description | Shallow round sifter basket, woven entirely in plaiting technique (primarily over 3/under 3); Warp material is unbleached split yucca leaves and weft is sun-bleached split yucca leaves; At rim the warps and wefts are folded over a single heavy sumac (?) rod that has been bent to form a continuous ring whose ends overlap slightly, with the yucca fibers held down by a single twined row of yucca leaves; Interior surfaces of yucca leaves (both warps and wefts) are turned toward exterior of basket; Design on interior of basket consists of interlocking rectilinear frets in center, within series of concentric diamonds, alternating in color between yellow (unbleached yucca) and tan (bleached yucca). | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 7.0, Max Diam = 37.0 | |