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Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0911   CAS 0370-0911; Basket plaque
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. 1930-1950
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Common dunebroom (Parryella filifolia) stems; Rabbitbrush (Chrysothamnus spp.)stems; Yucca (Yucca angustissima) leaves
Description Shallow round plaque woven entirely in wicker technique over multiple warps; At the rim, one warp stem from each warp group is bent over and incorporated into rim bundle that is coil-wrapped with undyed yucca leaves; Design consists of black area in center of basket from which 3 crescent shapes extend first counterclockwise direction and then clockwise direction, all on natural colored background; Narrow band of alternating orange and green blocks edged in black encircles rim.
Dimensions (cm) Thickness = 2.8, Max Diam = 35.8