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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 0582-0005   CAS 0582-0005; Basket
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
Collection Name N/A
Materials Bear grass (Nolina erumpens) stems; Yucca (Yucca sp.) leaves; Devil's claw (Martynia sp.) pods
Description Small oval basket with flat base and vertical sides, woven in coiled technique; Warp material is bear grass stems and primary weft material is split, sun bleached yucca leaves; Designs are woven of black devil's claw pods and consist of 5 diagonal terraced lines on the sides of the basket; Diagonal overstitch of devil's claw also decorates the rim coil.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 4.5, Width = 9.5, Length = 15.0