Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0882 | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Navajo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona, New Mexico | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Navajo Indian Reservation area | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1920-1950 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Willow (Salix sp.) shoots or sumac (Rhus sp.) stems; Aniline dyes | |
| Description | Round shallow wedding basket with flat base and flaring sides, woven entirely in coiled technique over a 3-rod foundation; Warp and weft materials are probably sumac shoots; At the rim the wefts are woven into a false braid; Designs are of dyed willow or sumac and consist of the standard wedding basket design of a wide red band, with band of contiguous terraced black triangles on either side; Entire design is interrupted by a break in the pattern, known as the "spirit line" which points to the end point of the basket's rim and is oriented to the East during a ceremony. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 6.0, Max Diam = 34.0 | |