Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0872 | |
| 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; Second Mesa | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940-1955 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Galleta grass (Hilaria jamesii) stems Yucca (Yucca angustissima) leaves; Vegetal dyes | |
| Description | Deep round basket with flat base and sides that flare out on the lower sides and then rise vertically to the rim; Basket is woven in coiled technique over medium-sized bundle coils; Warp fibers are galleta grass stems and weft fibers are finely split natural and vegetal dyed yucca leaves; Band of 8 freestanding quadrupeds (horses?) encircles mid-section of basket, with the animals in alternate colors of black and rust brown; Eyes and mouth of each animal is done in an overlay stitch of undyed and dyed black weft; Above and below the animals is a band of terraced triangles that alternate in yellow and rust brown along their upper sides and in black and white ticking along their lower sides; Overall background is natural sun bleached color. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 20.3, Rim Diam = 23.5, Max Diam = 23.9 | |