Coiled. Design of 3 square crosses in red, outlined in black. Crosses are called "rain crosses" or "Spider Woman crosses." Herringbone rim finish. Remarks on Donor card: "Hupai weave (?) 9 stitches to the inch.
Donor:
Hugh M. Cochran
Collection place:
Arizona
Verbatim coll. place:
Arizona
Culture or time period:
Navajo
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Baskets (containers) and Coiled weaving
Function:
1.5 Household
Accession date:
1940
Context of use:
Ceremonial.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
diameter 27.5 centimeters and height 8.5 centimeters
Comment:
References: Whiteford, Andrew Hunter. Southwestern Indian Baskets. School of American Research Press, Santa Fe, N.M. 1988. p. 36, Figure 26.