Basket Item Number: Ni7 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Elliptical coiled basket with elongated watch-spring coiled bottom. Light white-brown yucca with black devil's claw geometric design. Design is four sets of five rectangles with one central rectangle and another touching at each of the four corners.
History Of Use
Contemporary basket style. Basket making has a very long history in the southwest. Traditionally willow was the most common basket making material, however, the wider leaved yucca has replaced willow for most baskets made for sale. The wider leaves cut production time. Simpler designs are also employed for these baskets. The Papago also weave baskets in a variety of shapes, rather than strictly traditional styles.
Cultural Context
made for sale
Item History
- Made in Arizona, USA
- Collected in Arizona, USA
- Owned by Grace Whitaker before January 5, 1977
- Received from Grace Whitaker (Donor) on January 5, 1977
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- Ni7
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- yucca leaf and devil claw pod
- Manufacturing Technique
- coiled
- Overall
- height 15.0 cm, width 19.5 cm, depth 16.3 cm
Who
- Culture
- Tohono O'odham
- Previous Owner
- Grace Whitaker
- Received from
- Grace Whitaker (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Arizona, USA
- Collected in
- Arizona, USA
When
- Ownership Date
- before January 5, 1977
- Acquisition Date
- on January 5, 1977
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 88
- Accession Number
- 0351/0039