Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0500-0002 | |
| 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. 1890s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Galleta grass (Hilaria jamesii) stems; Yucca (Yucca angustissima) leaves; Vegetal dyes | |
| Description | Round nearly flat plaque woven entirely in coiled technique over large bundle coils; Warp material is galleta grass stems and weft material is natural and vegetal dyed yucca leaves; Geometric design consists of five red and green terraced diagonal lines that radiate out from the center to the rim, all on natural colored background. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 2.8, Max Diam = 30.3 | |