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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0863 | |
| Category | Musical Instruments | |
| Object Name | Drum | |
| Culture | Rio Grande Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1956 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Wood; Leather (hide) | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 59.8, Max Diam = 36.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0864 |  |
| 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; Second Mesa | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1950s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Galleta grass (Hilaria jamesii) stems; Yucca (Yucca angustissima) leaves; Vegetal dyes | |
| Description | Shallow round basket with flat base and flaring sides, woven in coiled technique over bundle coils; Small yucca-wrapped suspension loop is sewn into 2nd from last coil on reverse of basket; Warp material is galleta grass stems and weft material is natural and vegetal dyed split yucca leaves; Large central design of a butterfly with black and rust-colored body and pair of rust-colored wings with yellow outer edges and outlined in black, extends across entire basket; Butterfly's eyes and accents on wings are woven in overlay stitches of sun-bleached yucca; Rust-colored X-shaped motif is located on either side of butterfly; Designs are all woven on natural sun-bleached background; Final coil is woven in natural green yucca (now yellow). | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 5.4, Max Diam = 30.2 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0865 |  |
| 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; Second Mesa | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1950s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Galleta grass (Hilaria jamesii) stems; Yucca (Yucca angustissima) leaves; Vegetal dyes | |
| Description | Round flat wall plaque, woven in coiled technique over bundle foundation; Warp fibers are galleta grass stems and weft fibers are finely split yucca leaves; Geometric design consists of 4 V-shaped floral (?) motifs in black, yellow, and rust brown arranged around an open central area; Second to the last coil alternates yellow and rust brown colors; Rim coil is entirely black; Short coil-wrapped loop is attached to rim coil for hanging plaque on wall. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 2.4, Max Diam = 31.1 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0866 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basketry mat | |
| Culture | Tlingit | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Canada | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | British Columbia | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Spruce (Picea sp.) roots; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Aniline dyes | |
| Description | Flat round mat for use as a hot pad or trivet, woven entirely in plain twining technique; Warp and weft material is spruce roots; Background designs are woven in plain twining, using dyed spruce roots as the weft, and they comprise a round red area in center of mat, encircled by a pair of black and a pair of red concentric bands near the center and then by another pair of black bands and a single red band around the rim; Overlaying the space between each half of the paired bands and also around the rim is a double row of undyed bear grass leaves woven in false embroidery technique. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 0.3, Max Diam = 18.4 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0867 |  |
| 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; Second Mesa | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1950s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Galleta grass (Hilaria jamesii) stems Yucca (Yucca angustissima) leaves; Vegetal dyes | |
| Description | Round nearly flat wall plaque, woven entirely in coiled technique over small bundle coils; Warp material is galleta grass stems and weft material is natural and vegetal dyed yucca leaves; Small coil-wrapped loop for hanging plaque on wall is woven into final rim coil on reverse; Floral (sunflower?) design consists of circular band with alternating blocks of red and yellow color, edged on interior and exterior in black; Pendant from band and extending out to rim are 14 leaf-shaped petals whose color sequence is red, plain (undyed), and yellow; Each petal is edged in black. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 2.4, Max Diam = 24.9 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0868 |  |
| 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; Second Mesa | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1920-1940 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Galleta grass (Hilaria jamesii) stems; Yucca (Yucca angustissima) leaves; Aniline dyes | |
| Description | Large round shallow plaque with flat base and flaring sides, woven entirely in coiled technique over very large bundle coils; Warp material is galleta grass stems and weft material is natural and aniline dyed split yucca leaves; Design consists of 4 large terraced V-shapes that extend out from the center to the rim; Each motif is half red and half green and outlined in black; Background is a natural sun bleached color. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 5.4, Max Diam = 38.4 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0869 |  |
| 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; Second Mesa | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1930-1940 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Galleta grass (Hilaria jamesii) stems; Yucca (Yucca angustissima) leaves; Aniline dyes | |
| Description | Large round and very shallow tray, woven entirely in coiled technique over large bundle coils; Warp material is galleta grass stems and weft material is natural and aniline dyed split yucca leaves; Geometric design consists of black lines that radiate out from center and adjacent to each one are terraced red and green triangles, all outlined in black and all on sun-bleached background. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 4.7, Max Diam = 38.1 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0870 |  |
| 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; Second Mesa | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1930-1950 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Galleta grass (Hilaria jamesii) stems; Yucca (Yucca angustissima) leaves; Vegetal dyes | |
| Description | Large round shallow coiled tray with flat base and shallow, widely flaring sides, woven in coiled technique on very large bundle coils; Warp material is galleta grass stems and weft material is natural and vegetal dyed split yucca leaves; Geometric floral pattern whose 8 outlined petals are woven of sun-bleached weft fibers and edged in black was originally woven on a green-colored background; Rim terminus of basket appears not to have been completed, indicating this was likely a groom's wedding plaque. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 6.8, Max Diam = 43.6 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0871 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Walapai or Apache | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Northwestern Arizona | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1930-1950 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Aniline dyes | |
| Description | Large deep cylindrical basket with slightly concave base and slightly constricted sides; Basket is woven primarily in plain diagonal twining with rows of 3 strand twining on base and around rim for added strength and occasionally around sides for added strength and decorative effect; Warps rods are bent over at rim and incorporated into coil-wrapped bundle; Warp rods are whole unpeeled willow shoots and primary weft fibers are split unpeeled willow shoots; Designs are woven of dyed (black or red) willow shoots and consists of concentric bands of simple geometric patterns encircling the sides. [In 1980, southwestern basket expert Clara Lee Tanner (Arizona State Museum) commented that this basket appeared to be more Apache than Walapai.] | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 29.7, Max Diam = 29.1 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0872 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Hopi | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | Navajo | |
| Other Geographic Data | Hopi Indian Reservation; Second Mesa | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940-1955 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Galleta grass (Hilaria jamesii) stems Yucca (Yucca angustissima) leaves; Vegetal dyes | |
| Description | Deep round basket with flat base and sides that flare out on the lower sides and then rise vertically to the rim; Basket is woven in coiled technique over medium-sized bundle coils; Warp fibers are galleta grass stems and weft fibers are finely split natural and vegetal dyed yucca leaves; Band of 8 freestanding quadrupeds (horses?) encircles mid-section of basket, with the animals in alternate colors of black and rust brown; Eyes and mouth of each animal is done in an overlay stitch of undyed and dyed black weft; Above and below the animals is a band of terraced triangles that alternate in yellow and rust brown along their upper sides and in black and white ticking along their lower sides; Overall background is natural sun bleached color. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 20.3, Rim Diam = 23.5, Max Diam = 23.9 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0873 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Basketry | |
| Object Name | Hat | |
| Culture | Klamath River | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | California | |
| County | Humboldt, Del Norte, Siskiyou | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1920-1940 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Hazel (Corylus cornuta var. californica) shoots; Conifer roots; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Maidenhair fern (Adiantum sp.) stems | |
| Description | Hemispherical woman's hat with flat base and rounded sides; Woven primarily in plain twining with 3-strand twining on base or crown; Design is in bear grass and maidenhair fern in half-twist overlay and is divided into 3 registers; On crown is black circle with 3 "foot pattern" motifs; Middle register has "sharp tooth pattern" of triangles; Rim register has black parallelograms. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 8.5, Rim Diam = 17.8, Max Diam = 18.7 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0874 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Paiute or Washoe | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | California, Nevada | |
| County | Placer, El Dorado, CA, Carson, Douglas, Washoe, NV | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | early to mid 1900s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Bracken fern (Pteridium sp.) roots; Redbud (Cercis canadensis var. texensis) shoots | |
| Description | Round basket with narrow, flat base and rounded sides that taper inward slightly at rim; Coiled on single-rod foundation; Banded design on upper sides has 6 pairs of diagonal terraced zigzags, done alternately in dyed black bracken fern roots and redbud. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 11.0, Rim Diam = 20.6, Max Diam = 22.4 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0875 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Klamath River, possibly Karuk | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | California | |
| County | Humboldt, Del Norte, Siskiyou | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Hazel (Corylus cornuta var. californica) shoots; Conifer roots; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves | |
| Description | Round acorn mush boiler basket with flat base, rounded sides and very wide mouth; Woven primarily in plain twining with 3-strand twining on base and lattice twining around mid-section; Design is in bear grass and consists of band around midsection that alternates light and dark colors, bordered above and below by band of solid, contiguous triangles. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 16.3, Rim Diam = 27.8, Max Diam = 30.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0876 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Klikitat | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Canada or USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | British Columbia or Washington | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Cedar (Cedrus sp.) bark splints; Cedar roots; Dyed cherry bark; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Leather | |
| Description | Deep oval berry picking basket with flat base and slightly flared sides that rise vertically; Basket is woven entirely in coiled technique over a probable 3-rod foundation; Rim is finished in herringbone weave; Warp material is cedar splints and the weft material is cedar roots; Design on exterior sides is woven in imbrication technique using natural bear grass leaves and dyed (black) cherry bark, and consists of vertical columns of open rectangles connected above and below by vertical bars; Band of small crosses encircles lower sides and plain band of bear grass encircles upper sides; Series of 5 short and 2 large leather loops is sewn below rim on one side and 3 short and 2 long loops on opposite side. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 27.4, Width = 35.0, Depth = 22.5, Max Diam = 35.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0877 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Burden basket | |
| Culture | Western Apache | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Serviceberry (Amelanchier sp.) slats (?); Leather; Commercial muslin cloth; Devil's claw (Martynia sp.) pods; Paint | |
| Description | Large round burden basket with concave base and vertical flaring sides, woven primarily in plain twining; Warp material is probably whole willow shoots and primary weft material is unpeeled split willow shoots; Pair of heavier staves are crossed on base and are woven into interior sides for added strength; Warp rods are bent over at rim and coil wrapped; Second coil of 2 willow rods and heavy gauge wire is added to rim and coil wrapped in leather; Designs on exterior sides consist of 4 parallel bands of closely spaced diagonal bars; Two of the bands are woven of black devil's claw and two are woven of painted red willow shoots; Piece of native-tanned leather with scalloped outer edge covers exterior base, with red muslin cloth strip sewn beneath edges of leather; 4 leather bands extend from leather patch up sides of basket and over rim; Leather bands and patch on base are decorated with numerous leather fringes and additional fringes are pendant from rim in areas between leather bands; Leather patch on base is also decorated with band of small cutout circles and/or ovals around perimeter. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 41.3, Max Diam = 48.2 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0878 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| 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. 1930s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Sumac (Rhus sp.) stems; Rabbitbrush (Chrysothamnus spp.) stems; Yucca (Yucca angustissima) leaves; Vegetal dyes | |
| Description | Large deep round wastebasket with nearly flat base and slightly flaring vertical sides, woven entirely in wicker technique over multiple warps; Warp material is probably sumac stems and weft material is natural and vegetal dyed rabbitbrush stems; At the rim, one warp stem in each warp group is bent over and incorporated into a rim bundle that is coil-wrapped in dyed black yucca leaves; Base is undercoated except for narrow terraced black zigzag band around outer perimeter; Design on sides consist of 4 black and natural colored checkered bands, alternating with 3 bands with alternating vertical columns in blue and natural color. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 28.5, Max Diam = 31.7 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0879 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Tohono O’odham (Papago) | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | Pima | |
| Other Geographic Data | Area to south and southwest of Tucson | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1930-1950 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Bear grass (Nolina erumpens) stems; Yucca (Yucca sp.) leaves; Devil's claw (Martynia sp.) pods | |
| Description | Deep, round basket with flat base and slightly flaring sides, woven in coiled technique over bundle foundation; Warp material is bear grass stems and primary weft material is sun bleached split yucca leaves; Designs are woven of black devil's claw pods and undyed yellow-green split yucca leaves, and consist of 5 diagonal columns whose segmented coils alternate between the black (devil's claw) and yellow-green (yucca) as the column is stepped up, rising from the lower sides to the upper sides; Rim is finished with a diagonal overstitch, using the undyed yellow-green yucca leaves. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 22.1, Max Diam = 29.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0880 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Hopi | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | Navajo | |
| Other Geographic Data | Hopi Indian Reservation; Second Mesa | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Galleta grass (Hilaria jamesii) stems; Yucca (Yucca angustissima) leaves; Vegetal dyes | |
| Description | Deep round basket with flat base and nearly vertical sides, woven entirely in coiled technique over medium-sized bundle coils; Warp material is galleta grass stems and weft material is natural and vegetal dyed split yucca leaves; Design on sides of basket consists of two bands, each containing 6 freestanding quadrupeds (deer?, horses?), whose colors alternate between rust brown and a slightly darker brown; Each figure's eyes and neck hair are woven in overlay stitches of undyed weft; Third band that encircles lower sides of basket (below first register of animal figures) contains 4 pair of rust brown elongated segments; Background color is natural sun-bleached color. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 22.8, Max Diam = 27.2 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0881 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Hopi | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | Navajo | |
| Other Geographic Data | Hopi Indian Reservation; Second Mesa | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940-1955 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Galleta grass (Hilaria jamesii) stems; Yucca (Yucca angustissima) leaves; Vegetal dyes | |
| Description | Deep round wastebasket with flat base and flaring lower sides that rise vertically to a wide mouth; Basket is woven entirely in coiled technique over bundle coils; Warp material is galleta grass stems and weft materials is natural and vegetal dyed yucca leaves; Designs on sides of basket consist of two full figures of Crow Mother, shown wearing a black dress with white wedding sash; Figure's face is brown (with yellow side borders) with the characteristic black hourglass shape in center and large black wings on the sides of her headdress; Hourglass shape on face and band just below face is woven in overlay stitch of undyed weft; Alternating with the Crow Mother figures are two pair of vertically stacked terraced concentric diamonds in brown, yellow, and black, all on natural colored sun bleached background. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 22.1, Max Diam = 23.5 | |
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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 | |
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