Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0091-0002 | |
| 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 flat round plaque, woven in coiled technique over bundle coils; Small suspension loop that is wrapped in dyed red yucca is woven into final rim coil at top of plaque; Warp material is galleta grass stems and weft material is natural and aniline-dyed split yucca leaves; Design consists of single stylized image of the Havasupai katsina, identified on the basis of the inverted red “V†design on the cheeks; Figure’s body and elaborate headdress are red, yellow, green, and black, all on natural sun-bleached background color. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 2.5, Max Diam = 42.0 | |