Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0235-0028 | |
| 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; Tree yucca [Joshua tree] (Yucca brevifolia) roots | |
| Description | Deep round basket with flat base and flaring sides, woven in coiling technique over 3-rod foundation; Warp material is whole willow shoots and primary weft material is peeled and split willow shoots; Designs are woven primarily of black devil's claw with lesser amounts of brown yucca root and consist of black circular area in center, from which radiate 5 columns of diagonally stacked rectangles (2 of the columns further subdivide; Designs on side of basket include 2 closely spaced parallel terraced zigzag lines around lower side and band of V-shaped motifs (each composed of 2 closely spaced terraced V's) pendant from rim; Two small terraced triangles that are half black and half brown are located seemingly randomly between zigzag band and band of V's; Final rim coil alternates stitches of black devil's claw and natural colored willow. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 11.1, Max Diam = 37.8 | |