Basketry plaque, coiled. Black, red and yellow, cream and green. 7 pointed star emanating from middle and pendant to rim; green is fading and some fibers are missing from rim; convex at center, then flattened out towards rim. rim.
Donor:
John D. Short and William L. Hathaway
Collection place:
Northeastern Arizona
Verbatim coll. place:
Arizona
Culture or time period:
Hopi
Collector:
William L. Hathaway
Collection date:
1890-1898
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Basket plaques, Coiled weaving, and Plaques (flat objects)
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Accession date:
March 5, 1968
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
diameter 24 centimeters and height 2.8 centimeters