Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0090-0060 | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket plaque | |
| Culture | Hopi | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | Navajo | |
| Other Geographic Data | Hopi Indian Reservation; Third Mesa | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Common dunebroom (Parryella filifolia) stems; Rabbitbrush (Chrysothamnus spp.) stems, Yucca (Yucca angustissima) leaves; Natural and/or aniline dyes | |
| Description | Round shallow plaque with flat center whose walls flare upward very gradually; Basket is woven entirely in wicker technique; Warp material is common dune broom stems and weft material is rabbitbrush stems; Most warp rods are clipped at rim and remaining ones are bent over and incorporated into bundle coil at rim that is coil-wrapped with yucca leaves; Design consists of wide concentric bands, each of which originally contained a geometric pattern of contrasting color; Lighter colored band in center is most prominent and appears to have had band of contiguous crosses (possibly yellow outlined in black) on white background; At least four different colors (white, black, orange and yellow?) are evident. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 4.7, Max Diam = 34.6 | |