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| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-1123 | |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Painting | |
| Culture | Cochiti Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Sandoval | |
| Other Geographic Data | Cochiti Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Joe H. Herrera (See-Ru) (1923-2001) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1955 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Casein on paper | |
| Description | Painting on blue construction paper entitled "Butterfly" depicting single outlined image of stylized butterfly in colors of white, blue, tan, gray, and pink, on a background finely stippled in white and red; "’Butterfly’ by Joe H. Herrera Cochiti Pueblo N. Mex" and original purchase price of $20.00 are written in pencil on reverse. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 32.4, Length = 50.0 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-1147 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Painting | |
| Culture | Cochiti Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Sandoval | |
| Other Geographic Data | Cochiti Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Joe H. Herrera (See-Ru) (1923-2001) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1952-1956 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Casein on paper | |
| Description | Painting on white watercolor paper entitled "Petroglyph Allto" (?), depicting petroglyph of masked human face sprouting deer horns, kiva steps, a bird, shield, and other geometric patterns in colors of light gray, several shades of blue, brick red, and dark gray, all on blue-gray background superimposed on gray-brown background made to look like sand; The following is handwritten in pencil on reverse: "Petroglyph ‘Allto’ Joe H. Herrera Cochiti, Commanche (sic) Gap, Galisteo Basin, South of Santa Fe." | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 43.1, Length = 56.5 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0735 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Baby carrier / cradleboard model | |
| Culture | Coushatta | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, or Texas | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Pine (Pinus sp.) needles; Raffia grass leaves; Aniline dyes; Commercial cloth; Wool yarn | |
| Description | Miniature model of a baby carrier containing cloth doll; Basketry carrier comprises a flat oval back panel woven in spaced coiled technique over a bundle foundation; Mounted to the front face of the panel are the sides of an oval basket (the panel forms the underlying base) which slopes inward as it rises to the rim; Lower half of basket's mouth is woven in a random sewing technique to form a partial protective covering for the baby; Warp material is pine needles and primary weft material is undyed raffia grass leaves; Designs are woven of dyed raffia grass leaves and consist of running stitch of blue raffia along outer edge of backboard and along lower edges of protective covering over the baby, and series of pink "X" motifs around edges of backboard and random sewing stitches on basket's protective covering; Miniature doll with brown cloth face with black wool facial features and hair and whose body is wrapped in red cloth is lying with the baby carrier. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 7.0, Depth = 2.2, Length = 12.3 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0734A,B |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Effigy basket with lid (alligator) | |
| Culture | Coushatta | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, or Texas | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Pine (Pinus sp.) needles and cone scales; Raffia grass leaves; Aniline dyes; Commercial cloth; Wool yarn | |
| Description | Elongated basket in the form of an alligator in walking position, woven entirely in open-spaced coiled technique over a bundle foundation; Warp material is pine needles and primary weft material is undyed raffia grass leaves; Alligator's body is oval-shaped and constitutes the actual "basket" with a flat base and vertical sides; Separate open-ended (at one end only) oval shaped basket is attached to one end of body in inverted position to form the animal's tail; Two separate and very shallow, open-ended (on one end only) baskets are also attached to opposite end of the body, forming the head and hinged jaws of the alligator; Four separate coil-wrapped legs and feet are attached to sides of the body; Separate oval lid with interior lip fits into back cavity of alligator's body; Upper side of neck, body (including lid), and tail are covered with overlapping individual pine cone scales to represent the alligator's skin texture; Eyes and interior of mouth are woven of dyed red raffia grass leaves. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 3.8, Width = 5.1, Length = 22.6 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0770A,B |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Effigy basket with lid (alligator) | |
| Culture | Coushatta | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, or Texas | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Pine (Pinus sp.) needles and cone scales; Raffia grass leaves; Aniline dyes | |
| Description | Elongated basket in the form of an alligator in walking position, woven entirely in open-spaced coiled technique over a bundle foundation; Warp material is pine needles and primary weft material is undyed raffia grass leaves; Alligator's body is oval-shaped and constitutes the actual "basket" with a flat base and vertical sides; Separate open-ended (at one end only) oval shaped basket is attached to one end of body in inverted position to form the animal's tail; Two separate and very shallow, open-ended (on one end only) are also attached to opposite end of the body, forming the head and hinged jaws of the alligator; Four separate coil-wrapped legs and feet are attached to sides of the body; Separate oval lid with interior lip fits into back cavity of alligator's body; Upper side of neck, body (including lid), and tail are covered with overlapping individual pine cone scales to represent the alligator's skin texture; Eyes and interior of mouth are woven of dyed red raffia grass leaves. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 3.8, Width = 5.2, Length = 23.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0068A,B |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Effigy basket with lid (crab) | |
| Culture | Coushatta | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, or Texas | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Pine (Pinus sp.) needles; Raffia grass leaves; Aniline dyes | |
| Description | Effigy basket in the form of a crab; Oval body has flat base and rounded sides that curve inward at the rim; Corresponding oval lid has interior lip that fits inside mouth of basket; Both basket and lid are woven in open coiled technique over a bundle foundation; Warp material is pine needles and primary weft material is undyed raffia grass leaves; Appended tail, 8 legs (4 legs on each side), and pair of large claws on front are all wrapped in dyed red raffia leaves; Eyes and antennae on front are made of dyed black raffia leaves; Top of lid is decorated with dyed red raffia fibers woven in overstitch technique. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 4.1, Width = ca. 12.5, Length = 15.8 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0070A,B |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Effigy basket with lid (turkey) | |
| Culture | Coushatta | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, or Texas | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Pine (Pinus sp.) needles; Raffia grass leaves; Aniline dyes | |
| Description | Effigy basket in the form of a turkey, whose hollow, oval body has a flat base and rounded sides that curve inward toward the rim; Corresponding oval lid is slightly rounded and has interior lip that fits inside basket's mouth; Both basket and lid are woven in open coiled technique over a bundle foundation; Warp material is pine needles and primary weft material is undyed raffia grass leaves; Turkey’s neck and head are fashioned from pine needle bundle that is coil-wrapped; Eyes are woven of dyed black raffia leaves; Tail is fashioned from lengths of raffia leaves that are looped through coils and extend out as fringe; Body is supported on pine needle bundle secured to underside, whose two ends are bent down to form the legs and the ends splayed to form 4 toes each, and all are coil-wrapped and secured to an oval coiled base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 10.6, Width = 10.4, Length = 13.7 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0069 |  |
| Category | Basketry; Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Effigy basket and doll | |
| Culture | Coushatta | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, or Texas | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Pine (Pinus sp.) needles; Raffia grass leaves; Aniline dyes; Leather; Commercial cloth; Commercial thread | |
| Description | Effigy basket in the form of small cylindrical water well with attached water bucket and a butter churn (?), all mounted on a flat, oval base and all woven in an open split-stitch coiled technique over a bundle foundation; Warp material is pine needles and weft material is undyed raffia grass leaves; Small cloth female doll dressed in yellow leather dress and moccasins and red cloth cape and belt is standing by the butter churn grasping the upright pole; Doll's facial features and hair are made from black thread. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 15.3, Width = 9.7, Length = 17.5 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-1184 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Collage | |
| Culture | Cree | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Canada | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Manitoba | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Lower Manitoba Lakes | |
| Maker's Name | Jane Hornbrook (?) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Paper cutouts and crayon on paper | |
| Description | Untitled collage depicting flowering plant made of painted and cutout red flowers and green paper leaves, all arranged in blue flower pot-shaped container with cutout green plant and orange bird on side, all glued to white paper backing; "Mrs. Jane Hornbrook, T R (?)" is handwritten in pencil along bottom edge; "Indian Lower Manitoba Lakes Woman Swampy Cree" is handwritten in blue ink on reverse of cardboard backing. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 26.3, Length = 41.3 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1039 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Etching | |
| Culture | Creek, Potawatomi | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Oklahoma | |
| County | unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Crumbo, Sr. (1912-1989) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1950-1960 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Paper; Ink | |
| Description | Etching on white paper entitled "Horse and Colt" depicting mare grazing on sparse grass while her spotted colt stands by her side; Horses are flanked by pair of scraggly pine trees; Low hills are pictured in background; Scene is printed in shades of gray; "Horse and Colt by Woody Crumbo" is printed in pencil along bottom border of print. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 19.3, Length = 14.2 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1041 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Etching | |
| Culture | Creek, Potawatomi | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Oklahoma | |
| County | unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Crumbo, Sr. (1912-1989) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1950-1960 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Paper; Ink | |
| Description | Etching on white paper entitled "Deer and Moon", depicting young fawn backlit by a full moon; Stylized plants frame the scene along the left and bottom edges; Scene is printed in shades of gray; "Deer and Moon by Woody Crumbo" is printed in pencil along bottom border of print. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 14.3, Length = 18.8 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0987 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Etching | |
| Culture | Creek, Potawatomi | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Oklahoma | |
| County | unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Crumbo, Sr. (1912-1989) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1950-1960 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Ink on paper | |
| Description | Etching on white paper entitled "Pintails" depicting flock of 14 ducks descending in flight and about to land; Cattails and other marsh plants frame the scene along the bottom and right edge; Full moon shines in background; Scene is printed in shades of gray; "Pintails by Woody Crumbo" is printed in pencil along lower border of print. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 15.3, Length = 19.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0920 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Painting | |
| Culture | Creek, Potawatomi | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Oklahoma | |
| County | unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Crumbo, Sr. (1912-1989) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1935-1945 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Opaque watercolor on paper | |
| Description | Untitled painting on brown paper depicting a burial platform with shrouded body on top and the personal effects (saddle, bow and quiver of arrows, eagle feather headdress, pipe bag, and parfleche) of the deceased suspended from the platform or arranged at its base; Small fire burns beneath platform and 3 wolves are encircling in foreground; Signature "Crumbo" is printed in orange paint in lower right corner. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 40.7, Length = 30.2 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1227 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Painting | |
| Culture | Creek, Potawatomi | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Oklahoma | |
| County | unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Crumbo, Sr. (1912-1989) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1935 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Opaque watercolor on gray textured board | |
| Description | Untitled painting on heavy gray textured board depicting Plains Indian dressed in beaded moccasins and buckskin pants and vest and riding black and white pinto horse and holding bow in one hand, having just shot arrow into one of two deer fleeing in front of him; Deer and hunter are shown again plain background; Signature "Crumbo" is printed in orange paint near bottom center. This painting was selected by Ruth and Charles deYoung Elkus as one of their annual holiday cards (date unknown), printed by the Grabhorn Press in San Francisco. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 66.5, Length = 46.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1228 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Painting | |
| Culture | Creek, Potawatomi | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Oklahoma | |
| County | unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Crumbo, Sr. (1912-1989) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1942 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Watercolor on paper | |
| Description | Untitled painting on white paper depicting 3 Plains Indian fancy dancers; Figures at left and right are shown in left and right profiles, respectively and are mirror images of each other; Each wears beaded moccasins, wristlets, and vest, feathered rosettes on both knees and both upper arms, breechclout with pair of long red streams, eagle feather bustle, and blue head cap with rainbow-colored horsehair roach; Central dancer is shown with his back to viewer and is dressed similarly to other dancers but without vest or blue cap; Signature "W. Crumbo" is printed in brown ink to right of lower center. Original catalog card reads, “Exhibited by Suzie Peters at San Francisco Museum of Art, 1942. Peters was Indian School matron/teacher at Anadarko, OK ca 1918 to ca. 1940s.†| |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 63.0, Length = 47.9 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1229 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Painting | |
| Culture | Creek, Potawatomi | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Oklahoma | |
| County | unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Crumbo, Sr. (1912-1989) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1935 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Opaque watercolor on paper | |
| Description | Untitled painting on light gray paper depicting eagle dancer shown in full frontal view in standing position with outstretched arms; Dancer wears blue beaded moccasins, beaded garters, wristlets, armlets, and belt and blue beaded or embroidered apron, eagle feather bustle, and headdress with feathered rosette and yellow horsehair roach; Row of eagle feathers form "wings" along dancer's arms; Dancer is flanked on his right by two seated women wearing buckskin dresses and shoulder blankets and on his left by a man wearing buckskin pants, beaded vest, and eagle feather head bonnet and playing hand drum; Signature "Crumbo" is printed in orange paint near lower right corner. Original catalog card reads, “Exhibited by Suzie Peters at San Francisco Museum of Art, 1942. Peters was Indian School matron/teacher at Anadarko, OK ca 1918 to ca. 1940s.†| |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 64.0, Length = 50.1 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0962 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Serigraph | |
| Culture | Creek, Potawatomi | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Oklahoma | |
| County | unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Crumbo, Sr. (1912-1989) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1950-1960 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Paper; Paint | |
| Description | Untitled serigraph on paper depicting male dancer shown in 3/4 left profile (head is turned in 3/4 right profile) standing on right foot with knee bent and left leg upraised; Dancer wears elaborate plains-style dance outfit, including blue and red aprons, calico print shirt, feather bustle and large feathered rosettes on upper arms, roach with feathers in hair, beaded moccasins, garters and belt; He carries feather fan with beaded handle in right hand and horse hair (?) switch in left hand. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 26.5, Length = 33.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0622A,B |  |
| Category | Bead & Leatherwork | |
| Object Name | Moccasins | |
| Culture | Crow | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | unknown | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Leather; Tanned hide; Glass beads; Sinew | |
| Description | Hard sole attached to single piece upper of tanned hide with sinew; Large piece of tanned hide added to upper to create a tall boot which is edge beaded in light blue and red; Long hide laces cross tongue at ankle; Pointed tongue is separate; Vamp is beaded in lazy stitch in a U-shaped pattern in light blue, red, green and bordered in white with floral motifs in green and red. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 26.3, Width = 10.3, Length = 24.8 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0835 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Eastern Cherokee | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | North Carolina | |
| County | unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1939 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | White oak (Quercus alba) splints; Vegetal dyes | |
| Description | Deep basket with flat square base, vertical sides with rounded corners that rise to a high shoulder and short, constricted neck, and wide round mouth; Basket is woven entirely in simple plaiting technique; Warp material is narrow and wide split and dyed (dark brown) oak splints; Primary weft material is narrow dyed (dark brown) oak splints; Rim is reinforced with heavy peeled rod on exterior and with dyed dark brown oak splint on interior, with all elements coil-wrapped with an additional dyed dark brown oak splint; Designs are woven of undyed and dyed (golden brown) split oak splints and consists of two wide bands encircling lower sides of basket and just above midlevel height; Pair of secondary weft splints over each design band are crossed over alternate warps to form a band of 3-dimensional "X" motifs. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 30.3, Rim Diam = 28.5, Max Diam = 31.6 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0773 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Eastern Cherokee | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | North Carolina | |
| County | unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | River cane (Arundinaria gigantea) stalks; Vegetal (walnut and bloodroot) dyes | |
| Description | Square basket with flat base and vertical sides rising to a wide, nearly round mouth; Woven entirely in plaiting technique (3/3) and in double weave; Warp and weft material are equal-sized split cane shoots; Warp and weft fibers are bent out and down at rim and then weaving is resumed to form exterior layer of basket; Design consists of alternating blocks of light and dark colors accomplished by combining natural tan cane strips with walnut-dyed black strips and bloodroot-dyed orange strips, which appears to divide interior base into triangular quadrants that are overlaid by a pattern of concentric squares. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 10.4, Max Diam = 20.3 | |
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