Catalog Number |
CAS 0090-0019 | |
Category | Basketry | |
Object Name | Basket | |
Culture | Mescalero Apache | |
Global Region | North America | |
Country | USA | |
State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
County | Otero | |
Other Geographic Data | Mescalero Apache Reservation area | |
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. early 1900s | |
Collection Name | N/A | |
Materials | Sumac (Rhus sp.) stems; Yucca (Yucca sp.) leaves | |
Description | Large round shallow basket with flat base and widely flaring sides, woven in coiling technique over bundle foundation (on inner coils) and rod foundation (on outer coils); Warp material is probably sumac shoots and primary weft material is bleached yucca leaves; Designs are woven of unbleached yellow yucca leaves and consist of 4 triangles at cardinal directions in center of basket, enclosed within terraced rectangle whose corners touch the rim; 4 terraced triangles that are pendant from rim fill in spaces outside the terraced rectangle. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Height = 8.0, Max Diam = 50.3 |