Coiled, round shape. Red, green, and black on cream ground. Four diamonds, each having one side green, the other red, cream in the middle and banded in black. Steep sides, narrow mouth, flat bottom. One handle is broken off but stored inside basket; the other is securely sewn into rim coil.
Donor:
Mrs. Chelton Hill
Collection place:
Northeastern Arizona
Verbatim coll. place:
Arizona
Culture or time period:
Hopi
Collector:
W. C. Buford
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Baskets (containers) and Coiled weaving
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Accession date:
1953
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
height 15.7 centimeters, diameter 65 centimeters, and diameter 9 centimeters