Flared body; fiber bundle coiled method, bundle is split cattail leaves; 7 vertical rows of 3 stacked diamonds alternating in color; brown diamonds are split devil's-claw pods, yellow diamonds are split yucca leaf, selected for yellow color; some damage on rim, coils are frayed in a few places.
Donor:
Earl Sykes Jr.
Collection place:
Southern Arizona
Verbatim coll. place:
Southwest
Culture or time period:
Tohono O'odham
Collector:
Earl Sykes Sr.
Collection date:
1930
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Baskets (containers) and Coiled weaving
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
1985
Context of use:
Basket used for storage and transportation of goods.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
diameter 18.3 centimeters, height 21 centimeters, and diameter 35 centimeters
Comment:
References: pp. 39: North American Indian Arts, New York, 1970.