Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0909 | |
| 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. 1930-1945 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Common dunebroom (Parryella filifolia) stems; Rabbitbrush (Chrysothamnus spp.) stems, Yucca (Yucca angustissima) leaves; Vegetal dyes | |
| Description | Large shallow round plaque with wide flat base and slightly upturned outer edges; Basket is woven entirely in wicker technique over multiple warps; Warp material is common dune broom stems and weft material is natural and dyed rabbitbrush stems; At the rim, one warp in each warp group is bent over and incorporated into a bundle that is wrapped in dyed black yucca leaves; Geometric design consists of alternating red and green spokes radiating out from center, enclosed with a narrow band of white blacks edged in black (representing a white cloud motif), followed by a wider band of alternating green and dark brown spokes, and finally a wide band around rim that contains two narrow bands (one of red black and one of alternate red and green blocks) on a natural colored background. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 3.8, Max Diam = 50.4 | |