Coiled, shallow, circular red design (faded) with black triangular designs above and below. Open space in pattern. Condition, very worn on bottom. Herringbone finish on rim.
Donor:
Sarah Levy and Sophia Hazel Levy McDonald
Collection place:
Southwestern United States
Verbatim coll. place:
Southwest
Culture or time period:
Navajo
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Baskets (containers) and Coiled weaving
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Accession date:
1942
Context of use:
Ritual basket, wedding design.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
height 3.5 centimeters and diameter 43 centimeters