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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 0516-0003   CAS 0516-0003; Basket
Category Basketry
Object Name Basket
Culture Navajo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona, New Mexico
County
Other Geographic Data Navajo Indian Reservation
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1890-1910
Collection Name N/A
Materials Sumac (Rhus sp.) stems; Vegetal (?) dye
Description Large round basket with small flat base and deep rounded and flaring sides; Basket is woven in close-spaced coiling technique over 2-rod and bundle foundations of probable sumac shoots; Primary weft material is natural peeled and split sumac shoots; Designs are woven of red and black dyed sumac shoots and include large red Spider Woman's cross outlined in black, repeated three times around sides of basket; Rim is finished in a false braid stitch.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 12.9, Max Diam = 36.5