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Plaque

Tray

Object Number:NA1824
Current Location: Collections Storage
Culture:Hopi
Provenience: Arizona
Oraibi
Culture Area: Southwest Culture Area
Section:American
Materials:Rabbit Brush
Sumac
Technique:Basketry
Wicker
Woven
Plaited
Height: 3.3 cm
Outside Diameter:47 cm
Credit Line:Wanamaker Expedition to the Southwest, R. Stewart Culin, 1901
Other Number:38597 - Old Museum Number

Description

Large, circular wicker plaque/tray. Rabbit brush weft and sumac warp. Eight rod warps in center. Rim was either never attached or has been damaged and is missing. Very damaged and fragile, particularly around central weft.

Bibliography:

[Book] Whiteford, Andrew H. 01 Aug 1988. Southwestern Indian Baskets: Their History and Their Makers.. School of American Research Press. General Reference : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 149View Objects related to this General Reference

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