Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0878 | |
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. 1930s | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Sumac (Rhus sp.) stems; Rabbitbrush (Chrysothamnus spp.) stems; Yucca (Yucca angustissima) leaves; Vegetal dyes | |
Description | Large deep round wastebasket with nearly flat base and slightly flaring vertical sides, woven entirely in wicker technique over multiple warps; Warp material is probably sumac stems and weft material is natural and vegetal dyed rabbitbrush stems; At the rim, one warp stem in each warp group is bent over and incorporated into a rim bundle that is coil-wrapped in dyed black yucca leaves; Base is undercoated except for narrow terraced black zigzag band around outer perimeter; Design on sides consist of 4 black and natural colored checkered bands, alternating with 3 bands with alternating vertical columns in blue and natural color. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Height = 28.5, Max Diam = 31.7 |