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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0837   CAS 0370-0837; Basket
Category Basketry
Object Name Basket
Culture Hopi
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona
County Navajo
Other Geographic Data Hopi Indian Reservation; Third Mesa
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1940-1960
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Sumac (Rhus sp.) shoots; Rabbitbrush (Chrysothamnus spp.) stems; Yucca (Yucca angustissima) leaves; Vegetal dyes
Description Oval bowl-shaped basket with flat base and low, vertical sides woven entirely in wicker technique over multiple warps; At the rim, one warp stem from each group of warps is bent over and incorporated into a rim bundle that is coil-wrapped with black dyed yucca leaves; Warp material is probably sumac and weft material is natural and vegetal dyed Geometric design consists of yellow rectangular area in center of basket, encircled by multiple concentric bands in colors of green, orange, and blue-gray, blue-green, and natural undyed color, each one bordered in black.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 8.0, Width = 32.0, Max Diam = 34.4, Length = 34.4