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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0742   CAS 0370-0742; Basket
Category Basketry
Object Name Basket
Culture Paiute, Havasupai
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona
County
Other Geographic Data Northwestern Arizona; Havasu Canyon
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1940s
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Devil's claw (Martynia sp.) pods
Description Deep round basket with flat base and nearly vertical sides; Basket is woven in close-spaced coiled technique over-rod foundation of peeled willow shoots; Primary weft fiber is peeled and split willow shoots; Designs are woven in black devil's claw and consists of network of open terraced diamonds, enclosing areas that are woven in a checkerboard pattern; This basket could be either Paiute or Havasupai, but is more likely Paiute on the basis of the split upper rod in each coil, typically a Paiute trait.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 6.8, Rim Diam = 10.0, Max Diam = 12.0