Collection place: California / Culture or time period: Southwestern Native American / Accession number: Acc.1119 - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-97855, described as Coiled. Per Ralph Shanks: Straight sided cylindrical coiled basket with handle. Bundle foundation. The background wefts are yucca; the designs are dyed brown yucca and an unknown red material. The design is four c shaped elements. The starting knot has crossed warps. The basket has an exterior workface with clipped and tucked weft fag ends. The work direction is to the left. The rim is plain wrapped with a tapered ending. The basket is Tohono O'Odahm based on the materials and technique.