Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0910 | |
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. 1940s to 1950s | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Sumac (Rhus sp.) stems; Rabbitbrush (Chrysothamnus spp.) stems; Yucca (Yucca angustissima) leaves; Vegetal dyes | |
Description | Round plaque woven entirely in wickerwork technique; Most warp rods are trimmed at rim, but one from each warp bundle is folded over at rim and incorporated into bundle that is coil-wrapped in dyed black yucca leaves; Warp material is probably sumac stems and weft material is natural and vegetal dyed rabbitbrush stems; Design includes single full-figure of Hahai-i Wuhti (Pour Water Woman) shown in standing position and wearing a black woven dress and white manta; Her face is painted white with a large dot on each cheek and a short vertical lines across her forehead to represent falling rain; Her hair is arranged in maiden's whorls, and she wears a multi-tiered headdress or tableta (black and blue-gray), all on gold-colored background; Narrow band of alternating white and black blocks on black background (white cloud motif) encircles rim. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 2.3, Max Diam = 37.0 |