Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0569-0008A,B | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket with lid | |
| Culture | Tohono O’odham (Papago) | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | Pima | |
| Other Geographic Data | Area to south and southwest of Tucson | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Bear grass (Nolina erumpens) stems; Yucca (Yucca sp.) leaves; Devil's claw (Martynia sp.) pods | |
| Description | Small round jar-shaped basket with flat base and rounded sides rising to a high narrow shoulder, short neck, and wide mouth, along with corresponding round domed lid with interior lip that fits inside basket's mouth; Basket and lid are woven in close-spaced coiled technique over bundle foundation; Warp material is bear grass stems; Primary weft material is split yucca leaves; Designs are woven of black devil's claw pods and consist of 4 terraced diamond motifs around sides of basket, with the top of each diamond being truncated just below the rim; Domed lid to a round knobbed handle in center; Low round lip on interior of lid corresponds in size to interior of basket's mouth; Design on lid consists of 4 small terraced triangles, corresponding to the truncated portions of the diamonds on the side of the jar (but the designs are actually misaligned). | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 11.2, Rim Diam = 7.0, Max Diam = 9.4 | |