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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0869   CAS 0370-0869; Basket plaque
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. 1930-1940
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Galleta grass (Hilaria jamesii) stems; Yucca (Yucca angustissima) leaves; Aniline dyes
Description Large round and very shallow tray, woven entirely in coiled technique over large bundle coils; Warp material is galleta grass stems and weft material is natural and aniline dyed split yucca leaves; Geometric design consists of black lines that radiate out from center and adjacent to each one are terraced red and green triangles, all outlined in black and all on sun-bleached background.
Dimensions (cm) Thickness = 4.7, Max Diam = 38.1