Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0903 | |
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; Third Mesa | |
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1920-1930 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Sumac (Rhus sp.) stems; Rabbitbrush (Chrysothamnus spp.) stems; Yucca (Yucca angustissima) leaves; Vegetal dyes | |
Description | Round nearly flat plaque with domed center, woven entirely in wicker technique over multiple warps; Basket start shows a technique that was seldom used later than ca. 1930; Warp material is probably sumac stems and weft material is natural and vegetal dyed rabbitbrush stems; At the rim, one warp stem from each group of warps is bent over and incorporated into a bundle that is coil-wrapped in dyed black yucca leaves; Design consists of a single complete figure of a butterfly with outstretched wings, whose negative body is golden brown and whose wings in alternate segments of blue-black and blue-black with natural colored sections, all on pale blue colored background; Narrow band of alternating green and orange blocks, edged in black, encircles rim of plaque. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 2.9, Max Diam = 30.2 |