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Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0768   CAS 0370-0768; Basket
Category Basketry
Object Name Basket
Culture Tohono O’odham (Papago)
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona
County Pima
Other Geographic Data Area to south and southwest of Tucson
Maker's Name Unknown (same weaver as 0370-0767 and 0370-0769)
Date of Manufacture ca. 1950s
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Bear grass (Nolina erumpens) stems; Yucca (Yucca sp.) leaves; Devil's claw (Martynia sp.) pods
Description Small round plate with flat base and very shallow vertical sides, woven in coiled technique over bundle foundation; Warp material is bear grass stems and primary weft material is sun bleached yucca leaves; Design is woven of black devil's claw pods and consists of single owl motif with outstretched wings on the basket's base; Owl's eyes are woven of yucca leaves in an overstitch technique; Rim is completed in with pattern of contiguous "X's" woven of black devil's claw pods in an overstitch technique.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 1.7, Max Diam = 11.5