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.

The Elizabeth Cole Butler Collection.

The Elizabeth Cole Butler Collection.

The Elizabeth Cole Butler Collection.

Panamint baskets are usually coiled and are traditionally decorated with geometric designs. Tick marks around the rim are another traditional element. By about 1920 the designs on Panamint baskets were becoming increasingly complex, incorporating figurative motifs such as humans, birds, animals, and butterflies.

Collection of the Portland Art Museum.

By exchange

Museum Expedition 1903, Purchased with funds given by A. Augustus Healy and George Foster Peabody

Museum Expedition 1903, Purchased with funds given by A. Augustus Healy and George Foster Peabody

Round, shallow woven corn sifter basket. The edges are folded over a rim of wood or root; the weaving is in a chevron pattern.