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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 1983-0001-0014   CAS 1983-0001-0014; Basket
Category Basketry
Object Name Basket
Culture Western Apache
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona
County unknown
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. early 1900s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Devil's claw (Martynia sp.) pods
Description Small round jar-shaped basket with flat base, rounded sides rising to a high rounded shoulder, and short wide neck with flaring rim; Basket is woven in coiling technique over 3-rod foundation; Warp material is whole peeled willow shoots and primary weft material is peeled split willow shoots; Designs are woven of black devil's claw and consist of small circular area in center of base, within a 3-petal floral motif, whose petals are formed by 2 parallel terraced lines which then continue up sides all the way to rim, forming an all-over diamond network; Diamond-shaped areas are filled with swastikas, groups of 7 crosses, and groups of 3 crosses beneath pair of stacked triangles; 3 T-shaped motifs are pendant from rim.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 19.5, Rim Diam = 13.6, Max Diam = 17.6