Basket

Museum number:
2-8932
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.289
Description:
Made of yucca. Natural color; square bottom and round rim. Twilled split yucca fibers in body; rim is laid on rod with body splits folded over it and twined in place with bast. Handle made of twine/rope strands affixed to side(s) of basket, then used as foundation for half-hitch coil covering.
Donor:
Kate S. Cory
Collection place:
Northeastern Arizona
Verbatim coll. place:
Arizona
Culture or time period:
Hopi
Collector:
Kate S. Cory
Collection date:
1907
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Baskets (containers) and Twined weaving
Function:
1.5 Household
Accession date:
1907
Context of use:
The handle was added while in use by the collector.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
21 centimeters, diameter 25 centimeters, and width 21 centimeters
Loans:
S1980-1981 #18: University of California, Santa Cruz (October 15, 1980–November 17, 1980)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Basket, accession number 2-8932, described as Made of yucca. Natural color; square bottom and round rim. Twilled split yucca fibers in body; rim is laid on rod with body splits folded over it and twined in place with bast. Handle made of twine/rope strands affixed to side(s) of basket, then used as foundation for half-hitch coil covering.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Basket, accession number 2-8932, described as Made of yucca. Natural color; square bottom and round rim. Twilled split yucca fibers in body; rim is laid on rod with body splits folded over it and twined in place with bast. Handle made of twine/rope strands affixed to side(s) of basket, then used as foundation for half-hitch coil covering.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Basket, accession number 2-8932, described as Made of yucca. Natural color; square bottom and round rim. Twilled split yucca fibers in body; rim is laid on rod with body splits folded over it and twined in place with bast. Handle made of twine/rope strands affixed to side(s) of basket, then used as foundation for half-hitch coil covering.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 2-8932, described as Made of yucca. Natural color; square bottom and round rim. Twilled split yucca fibers in body; rim is laid on rod with body splits folded over it and twined in place with bast. Handle made of twine/rope strands affixed to side(s) of basket, then used as foundation for half-hitch coil covering.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 2-8932, described as Made of yucca. Natural color; square bottom and round rim. Twilled split yucca fibers in body; rim is laid on rod with body splits folded over it and twined in place with bast. Handle made of twine/rope strands affixed to side(s) of basket, then used as foundation for half-hitch coil covering.

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