Squat jar shape with flat bottom, hat shaped lid. Split stitch made of beargrass, sewn with yucca. (a) Basket. (b) Lid.
Donor:
Burton Benedict
Collection place:
Santa Rosa Village, Tohono O'odham Nation Reservation, Pima County
Verbatim coll. place:
California; Sonoma; Santa Rosa
Culture or time period:
Tohono O'odham
Collector:
Burton Benedict
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Baskets (containers)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Context of use:
Novelty.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
height 19 centimeters and diameter 16 centimeters
Comment:
Modern" Original label states, "Authentic Papago Indian Basket. Papago baskets are handcrafted of beargrass, yucca (white or green) and devils claw (black). The technique used is known as coiling. Split stitch baskets are made of beargrass sewn with yucca in such a manner that the coil is exposed to form part of the pattern....$49.00.