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Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0911
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

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0912
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; Aniline dyes
Description	Round tray with flat base and very shallow and widely flaring sides, woven entirely in coiled technique over bundle coils; Warp fibers are galleta grass stems; Weft fibers are natural and aniline dyed split yucca leaves; Design consists of 2 red open terraced diamonds with yellow centers and edged in black, alternating with 2 yellow open terraced diamonds with red centers; Yellow diamonds are also enclosed within green open terraced diamonds, all edged in black; Background of basket is natural undyed yucca; Rim coil alternates natural and red or natural and black weft fibers adjacent to each larger motif.
Dimensions (cm)	Thickness = 5.0, Max Diam = 36.1

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0913
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. 1920-1940
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Sumac (Rhus sp.) stems; Rabbitbrush (Chrysothamnus spp.) stems; Yucca (Yucca angustissima) leaves; Vegetal and aniline dyes
Description	Round nearly flat plaque with domed center, woven entirely in wicker technique over multiple warps; Warp material is probably sumac stems and weft material is natural, vegetal, and aniline 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 undyed yucca leaves; Geometric design consists of a pale orange central area with two parallel red bars on front face only, encircled by a narrow band of alternating orange and yellow blocks edged in black; Wider band with orange, yellow, and blue-gray blocks edged in black, all on natural colored background, covers most of the remaining space; Narrow band of alternating yellow and orange blocks, edged in black, encircles rim of plaque.
Dimensions (cm)	Thickness = 2.0, Max Diam = 29.6

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0914
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. 1920-1940
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Sumac (Rhus sp.) stems; Rabbitbrush (Chrysothamnus spp.) stems; Yucca (Yucca angustissima) leaves; Vegetal and aniline dyes
Description	Round nearly flat plaque with domed center, 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 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 body is a blue-gray color and whose wings are green, orange, blue-gray, black, and natural color, all on natural colored background; Narrow band of alternating green and orange blocks, edged in black, encircles rim of plaque.
Dimensions (cm)	Thickness = 3.9, Max Diam = 34.1

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0915
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 very shallow plaque with slightly rounded base and widely flaring sides, woven entirely in coiled technique over 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; Design consists of large image of yellow eagle in center of basket with its wings and feet spread; Eagle is outlined in black and the edges of its wings, tail, and head are woven in an overlay stitch; Band of contiguous terraced triangles (4 each in rust red, golden yellow, and natural sun bleached color, all edged in black) encircles eagle; The overall background color is natural sun bleached color; The weaving on this basket is extremely precise and the design is perfectly balanced.
Dimensions (cm)	Thickness = 4.0, Max Diam = 33.4

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0760
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. 1940-1960
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Galleta grass (Hilaria jamesii) stems; Yucca (Yucca angustissima) leaves; Vegetal dyes
Description	Miniature round shallow basket or wall plaque with rounded base and flaring sides, woven entirely in coiled technique over very small bundle coils; Warp material is galleta grass stems and weft material is natural and vegetal dyed yucca leaves that have been split very finely; Geometric or floral design consists of round natural colored center bordered in black and surrounded by 6 terraced triangular floral petals (3 rust red and 3 yellow, all edged in black), which in turn are surrounded by 6 larger natural colored terraced triangular petals, also edged in white; Remaining 6 triangular areas along rim are alternately rust red or yellow, and final rim coil is black; Small coil-wrapped loop for hanging basket or plaque on wall is woven into rim coil on reverse.
Dimensions (cm)	Thickness = 1.6, Max Diam = 10.7

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0796
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basket plaque
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. 1945-1955
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; Woodwardia fern (Woodwardia sp.) stems
Description	Flat, round plaque with braided rim; Woven primarily in plain twining with 3-strand twining in center and on final 3 rows of twining on work face; Ends of warp rods are secured on reverse with several rows of plain twining; Design is in bear grass and maidenhair and woodwardia ferns and consists of concentric bands and star pattern with open center.
Dimensions (cm)	Thickness = 0.8, Max Diam = 17.4

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0797
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basket plaque
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. 1945-1955
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; Woodwardia fern (Woodwardia sp.) stems
Description	Flat, round plaque with braided rim; Woven primarily in plain twining with 3-strand twining in center and on final row of twining; Ends of warp rods are braided second time on reverse; Design is in bear grass and maidenhair and woodwardia ferns in half-twist overlay and consists of series of concentric bands, (ones in woodwardia fern comprise bands of small contiguous triangles).
Dimensions (cm)	Thickness = 0.7, Max Diam = 22.3

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0805
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basket plaque
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. 1945-1955
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Hazel (Corylus cornuta var. californica) shoots; Conifer roots; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Woodwardia fern (Woodwardia sp.) stems
Description	Flat, round plaque with braided rim; Woven primarily in plain twining with 3-strand twining in center and on final 2 rows of twining on work face; Ends of warp rods are secured on reverse with several rows of plain twining; Design is in bear grass and woodwardia fern and consists of star pattern with open center.
Dimensions (cm)	Thickness = 0.8, Max Diam = 17.9

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0806
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basket plaque
Culture	Klamath River
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	California
County	Humboldt, Del Norte, Siskiyou
Other Geographic Data	Klamath River area
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1945-1955
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; Woodwardia fern (Woodwardia sp.) stems
Description	Flat round plaque with braided rim; Warp material is whole peeled hazel shoots and primary weft material is conifer roots; Center of plaque is woven in plain twining; Designs are woven in half-twist overlay technique and include narrow circle woven in black maidenhair fern stems, encircled by band of brown triangles (woodwardia fern) on background of white bear grass; Final rows of twining beyond design area are done over groups of 3 warps which radiate outward and are then bent to the right and are interwoven in an open wickerwork technique to form a decorative, scalloped border.
Dimensions (cm)	Thickness = 0.8, Max Diam = 20.3

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0807
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basket plaque
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. 1945-1955
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Hazel (Corylus cornuta var. californica) shoots; Conifer roots; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Woodwardia fern (Woodwardia sp.) stems
Description	Flat, round plaque woven in plain twining; Ends of warp rods are braided and then secured with several plain twined rows on reverse; Design is in bear grass and woodwardia fern in half-twist overlay and consists of star pattern with open center.
Dimensions (cm)	Thickness = 0.8, Max Diam = 20.8

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0808
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basket plaque
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. 1945-1955
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; Woodwardia fern (Woodwardia sp.) stems
Description	Round, flat plaque with braided rim; Woven primarily in plain twining with 3-strand twining in center; Ends of warp rods are paired and secured with plain twining on reverse; Design is in bear grass and woodwardia and maidenhair ferns and consists of concentric bands (2 with rectangular black units on natural background and 1 plain band).
Dimensions (cm)	Thickness = 0.7, Max Diam = 24.0

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0905
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basket plaque
Culture	Pomo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	California
County	Mendocino, Sonoma, Lake
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Annie Burke (1876-1962) (attributed)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1930s to 1940s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Sedge (Carex sp.) roots; Bulrush (Scirpus sp.) roots
Description	Round, flat plaque woven in single rod coil technique; Warp material is peeled willow shoots and primary weft material is sedge roots; Design is turtle back, woven of dyed bulrush roots and consists of 3 open, terraced diamonds arranged in circle around center, with pair of zigzag lines radiating out from top of each diamond toward rim; Blocks of light and dark color alternate around rim.
Dimensions (cm)	Thickness = 0.4, Max Diam = 28.0

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0827A,B
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basket with lid
Culture
Global Region	Sub-Saharan Africa
Country	Ethiopia
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Plant material
Description
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 24.6, Max Diam = 16.9

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0732A,B
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basket with lid
Culture
Global Region	Sub-Saharan Africa
Country	Ethiopia
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Plant material
Description
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 21.3, Max Diam = 15.9

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0077A,B
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basket with lid
Culture	Aleut
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Alaska
County	Aleutians West
Other Geographic Data	Aleutian Islands: Attu Island
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. early 1900s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Rye grass (Elymus sp.) stems; Silk thread
Description	Cylindrical basket with flat base and vertical sides, woven entirely in closed plain twining except for four paired rows on the base where the warps are exposed and crossed and a single row of 3-strand twining at the junction of the base and sides; Warp and weft material is rye grass stems; Designs are of silk thread, are woven in false embroidery technique, and consist of band of stacked triangles (in colors of orange, purple, pink, green and red) around midsection of basket, flanked above and below by band of open terraced diamonds in pink and pale blue, all framed between narrow terraced zigzag lines in yellow and brown; Matching round and slightly domed lid has short side that fits over rim of basket and central flat-topped knob handle on short thin stem; Lid is woven in closed plain twining; Designs on lid consist of concentric green, yellow, red, and purple bands on knob handle and similar motifs in similar colors on wide shoulder of lid as those found on basket.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 11.0, Max Diam = 12.8

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0834A,B
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basket with lid
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, Aniline dyes
Description	Round basket with flat base and rounded sides that slope inward toward the rim; Basket is woven entirely in coiled technique over large bundle coils; two small loops are woven into rim coil opposite each other and coil-wrapped bail handle is attached to them; Additional single small loop is also attached to rim coil; Separate round lid is domed and has small coil-wrapped loop handle on its top; Warp material is galleta grass stems and weft material is natural, vegetal, and aniline dyed yucca leaves; Design on sides of basket include six contiguous concentric terraced diamonds which extend from the base to the rim; Each diamond is half red and half green and each is edged in black on the inside and on the outside; Design on lid consists of several open terraced black triangles and two narrow red and green terraced triangles.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 20.2, Rim Diam = 15.0, Max Diam = 22.2

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0821A,B
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basket with lid
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. 1930s to 1940s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Galleta grass (Hilaria jamesii) stems; Yucca (Yucca angustissima) leaves; Aniline dyes
Description	Rectangular basket with flat oval base and slightly rounded sides, rising to rectangular rim; Basket is woven in coiled technique over bundle foundation; Separate lid is slightly domed and also starts as an oval shape but ends as a rectangle by increasing the diameter of the coils at the corners; Warp material is galleta grass stems and weft material is natural and aniline dyed yucca leaves; Designs on each side and end of basket actually begin on base and consist of open concentric terraced diamonds in yellow, red, and green, outlined in black; Diamonds on long sides are also flanked by pair of green terraced triangles outlined in black; Designs on lid consist of 4 concentric terraced triangles in yellow, red, and green, all on natural undyed background.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 11.9, Width = 15.7, Length = 20.8

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0060A,B
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basket with lid
Culture	Jicarilla Apache
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	Rio Arriba or Sandoval
Other Geographic Data	Jicarilla Apache Reservation area
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1940s to 1950s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Aniline dyes
Description	Deep round basket with flat base and slightly flared, vertical sides with pair of rectangular cutout handles on upper sides; Basket and corresponding flat lid with low sides that fit over rim of basket are both woven in coiling technique over bundle foundation; Warp material is willow shoots and the primary weft material is peeled and split willow shoots; Designs on basket and lid are woven of aniline dyed willow and include 4 large concentric red and green diamonds on sides of basket, alternating with pairs of smaller concentric terraced diamonds in red and green in intervening spaces; Designs on lid include red and green concentric bands on top and band of terraced red and green triangles around sides; Basket was likely woven for sale as clothes hamper.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 50.0, Max Diam = 33.4

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0812A,B
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basket with lid
Culture	Makah
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Washington
County
Other Geographic Data	Makah Indian Reservation area
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1950s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Cedar (Cedrus sp.) bark; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Rye grass (Elymus sp.) stems; Aniline dyes
Description	Small round basket with flat base, vertical sides and recessed rim, along with corresponding round, slightly domed lid with low sides that fit over the basket's rim; Warp material is cedar bark; Base of basket is woven primarily in simple plaiting technique, using cedar bark slats for both the warp and weft; Outermost portion of base is woven in plain twining technique, using rye grass stems as the weft, and the final row at junction of base and sides is woven in 3-strand twining; Sides of basket and entire lid are woven in wrapped twining technique, using bear grass leaves as the weft; Single cedar bark slat encircles top of basket, forming a recessed rim over which the warp fibers are bent and bound into the final row of twining; Designs are woven of dyed bear grass leaves and consist of purple band encircling mid-section of basket, with three black dugout canoes just above it (two of the canoes carry three men each and one carries two men); Designs on lid include purple band around center and three black swimming ducks (?) on top of lid and a second purple band along the rim.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 3.8, Rim Diam = 6.1, Max Diam = 6.4

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