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Basket with Band of Figures Holding Hands, c. 1920 Tohono O'odham culture; Southern Arizona Y…
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Basket with Band of Figures Holding Hands, c. 1920 Tohono O'odham culture; Southern Arizona Y…
Basket with Band of Figures Holding Hands, c. 1920 Tohono O'odham culture; Southern Arizona Yucca, martynia and bear grass; 25 3/8 x 21 in. 4383 William N. Hamaker Collection

Basket

ClassificationsFurnishings-Accessories-baskets
Culture Tohono O’odham
Datec. 1920
Made AtArizona, United States, North America
MediumYucca, martynia and bear grass
Dimensions25 3/8 × 21 in. (64.5 × 53.3 cm)
Credit LineWilliam N. Hamaker Collection
Object number4383
DescriptionBasket - jar-shaped, used as granary. Coiled; foundation of shredded or split cat-tail and the sewing in splints of willow. The decoration, worked out in martynia, is in three sections, the lower and upper border representing water: the central, human figures. Height 29" diam of mouth 13" Made by Papago Indians, Southern Arizona.
Card 2 PAPAGO; LARGE JAR-SHAPED STORAGE BASKET Ex Label: This basket has a bear grass foundation covered with yucca and devil's claw stitches. The central design is an encircling band of men and women holding hands. Meandering lines and other geometric motifs complete the decoration. 21" diameter, 15" high.
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