Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0569-0013 | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| 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. 1940-1945 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Bear grass (Nolina erumpens) stems; Yucca (Yucca sp.) leaves; Devil's claw (Martynia sp.) pods | |
| Description | Shallow oval tray with flat base and very low, slightly flared sides, woven in close-spaced coiled technique over bundle foundation; Warp material is bear grass stems; Primary weft material is split, sun bleached yucca leaves; Final two coils extend beyond succeeding coil at ends to form handles; Designs are woven in black devil's claw pods and consist of small cross with open center at each end of the base and terraced V-shape enclosing a small cross along each side of the base; Rim is finished in a running stitch of black devil's claw that is alternately vertical and then diagonal. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 3.2, Width = 14.4, Length = 22.2 | |