Object Number | 38589 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Hopi |
Provenience | Arizona | Oraibi |
Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
Section | American |
Materials | Yucca | Rabbit Brush | Sumac |
Technique | Basketry | Wicker | Woven | Plaited |
Description | Large, circular woven wicker plaque/tray. Rabbit brush weft and sumac warp. Eight rod warps in center, finished with mostly three rods. Rim bound with yucca. Three crescents (red, dark blue, blue/green) surrounds center of red, and forms large triangular design. Triangle is surrounded with alternating bands of brown, and blocks of red, dark blue, blue/green. One section of rim is significantly damaged. |
Outside Diameter | 39 cm |
Credit Line | Wanamaker Expedition to the Southwest, R. Stewart Culin, 1901 |
Other Number | F35 - Other Number |
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