Basket Item Number: 91.95.66 from the Portland Art Museum
Description
Yavapai baskets are usually coiled, and the most common forms are trays, shallow bowls, and plaques. The radiating designs and figurative elements used on Yavapai baskets are similar to those used by Western Apache basket makers, and these similarities make it difficult to distinguish between Yavapai and Western Apache baskets. Sometimes, however, the designs on Yavapai baskets appear to be more precise and more symmetrical than those on Apache baskets.
Collection History Provenance
The Elizabeth Cole Butler Collection.
Item History
- Made by Southwest artist during 1915
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- 91.95.66
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- willow, devil's claw and yucca root
- Overall
- height 2.25 in, diameter 13.25 in
Who
- Culture
- Apache and Yavapai
- Creator
- Southwest artist
Where
- Holding Institution
- Portland Art Museum
When
- Creation Date
- during 1915
Other
- Categories
- Southwest; Baskets