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Plaque

Tray

Native NameYungyapu
Object Number:38579
Current Location: Collections Storage
Culture:Hopi
Provenience: Arizona
Oraibi
Third Mesa
Culture Area: Southwest Culture Area
Date Made: ca. 1900
Early Date: 1890
Late Date: 1901
Section:American
Materials:Yucca
Rabbit Brush
Sumac
Technique:Basketry
Wicker
Woven
Plaited
Iconography:Sling
Outside Diameter:38 cm
Credit Line:Wanamaker Expedition to the Southwest, R. Stewart Culin, 1901
Other Number:45 - Field No SF

Description

Large, circular wicker plaque/tray. Rabbit brush weft and sumac warp. Rim bound with yucca. Dark blue center square surrounded by bands of pink/orange, dark blue, and natural coloration.

Current & Past Exhibitions:

Living in Balance: The Universe of the Hopi, Zuni, Navajo, and Apache (20 May 1995 - 2013) View Objects in Exhibition

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