Basket

Museum number:
2-22321
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
79 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.1103
Description:
Coiled, shallow bowl shape with round bottom. Design, geometric elements extending from bottom to rim, crossing to form swastikas. Bundle foundation; sewing elements of willow (Salix gooddingii) and Martynia.
Donor:
Mrs. Chelton Hill
Collection place:
Yuma, Yuma Valley, Yuma County, Arizona
Verbatim coll. place:
Arizona; Yuma
Culture or time period:
Akimel O'odham ("Pima") and Western Yavapai
Collector:
W. C. Buford
Collection date:
1953
Taxon:
Salix gooddingii
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Baskets (containers) and Coiled weaving
Function:
1.5 Household
Accession date:
1953
Context of use:
Traditional Pima utility basket shape.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
diameter 34 centimeters
Comment:
Conservation: Basket apparently waxed.
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Basket, accession number 2-22321, described as Coiled, shallow bowl shape with round bottom. Design, geometric elements extending from bottom to rim, crossing to form swastikas. Bundle foundation; sewing elements of willow (Salix gooddingii) and Martynia.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Basket, accession number 2-22321, described as Coiled, shallow bowl shape with round bottom. Design, geometric elements extending from bottom to rim, crossing to form swastikas. Bundle foundation; sewing elements of willow (Salix gooddingii) and Martynia.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Basket, accession number 2-22321, described as Coiled, shallow bowl shape with round bottom. Design, geometric elements extending from bottom to rim, crossing to form swastikas. Bundle foundation; sewing elements of willow (Salix gooddingii) and Martynia.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 2-22321, described as Coiled, shallow bowl shape with round bottom. Design, geometric elements extending from bottom to rim, crossing to form swastikas. Bundle foundation; sewing elements of willow (Salix gooddingii) and Martynia.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 2-22321, described as Coiled, shallow bowl shape with round bottom. Design, geometric elements extending from bottom to rim, crossing to form swastikas. Bundle foundation; sewing elements of willow (Salix gooddingii) and Martynia.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 2-22321, described as Coiled, shallow bowl shape with round bottom. Design, geometric elements extending from bottom to rim, crossing to form swastikas. Bundle foundation; sewing elements of willow (Salix gooddingii) and Martynia.

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