Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0569-0002 | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Akimel O’odham (Pima) | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | Pinal | |
| Other Geographic Data | Area generally east of Phoenix | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Cattail (Typha angustifolia) stems; Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Devil's claw (Martynia sp.) pods | |
| Description | Deep round jar-shaped basket with flat base, rounded body, high rounded shoulder, and short wide cylindrical neck; Basket is woven in close-spaced coiled technique over a bundle foundation; Warp material is split cattail stems and primary weft material is peeled and split willow shoots; Designs are woven in black devil's claw pods and include solid black center on base and 12 lineal elements that radiate outward in groups of 3 and then rise to the rim either straight or in a series of terraces (because of limited space 1 of the lineal elements ends on the lower body); 6 diagonal terraced line segments are located around the midsection of the basket; Final rim coil is decorated with a diagonal overstitch woven of black devil's claw. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 20.0, Rim Diam = 13.9, Max Diam = 21.7 | |