Basket

Museum number:
2-59201
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
10 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2802
Description:
Coiled, basin shape. Design: single red band flanked by black triangles. 3-rod foundation of whole peeled shoots; sewing strands mainly split peeled shoots; 1-strand herringbone rim binding.
Donor:
Mrs. George H. Crooks
Collection place:
Northeastern Arizona
Verbatim coll. place:
Arizona. Collected in Ahwahnee
Culture or time period:
Navajo
Collector:
Mrs. W. M. Sell and Mr. W. M. Sell
Collection date:
1903-1905
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:
1971
Context of use:
Used in curing ceremonies and in weddings.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
diameter 38 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Basket, accession number 2-59201, described as Coiled, basin shape. Design: single red band flanked by black triangles. 3-rod foundation of whole peeled shoots; sewing strands mainly split peeled shoots; 1-strand herringbone rim binding.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Basket, accession number 2-59201, described as Coiled, basin shape. Design: single red band flanked by black triangles. 3-rod foundation of whole peeled shoots; sewing strands mainly split peeled shoots; 1-strand herringbone rim binding.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Basket, accession number 2-59201, described as Coiled, basin shape. Design: single red band flanked by black triangles. 3-rod foundation of whole peeled shoots; sewing strands mainly split peeled shoots; 1-strand herringbone rim binding.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 2-59201, described as Coiled, basin shape. Design: single red band flanked by black triangles. 3-rod foundation of whole peeled shoots; sewing strands mainly split peeled shoots; 1-strand herringbone rim binding.

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