Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0091-0001 | |
| 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; Second Mesa | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Galleta grass (Hilaria jamesii) stems; Yucca (Yucca angustissima) leaves; Aniline dyes | |
| Description | Large round flat plaque, woven entirely in coiled technique over large bundle coils; Small yucca-wrapped suspension loop is sewn into final coil on reverse face; Warp material is galleta grass stems and weft material is natural and aniline dyed split yucca leaves; Geometric design consists of four large terraced V-shapes, each consisting of of a central terraced diamond flanked on either side by a terraced half diamond and a terraced triangle, with the various parts equally divided between red and green and all outlined in black; The arrangement of the V-shaped motifs produces a large negative four-petal floral design in the center of the plaque. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 3.1, Max Diam = 43.1 | |