Jicarilla Utilitarian Basket

Coiled Basket

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DPR Collections

Name/Title

Jicarilla Utilitarian Basket

Description

This is a heavy duty sturdy basket made for use. It doesn't seem to have any evidence of color in the stitching, making it unlikely that it was made for the tourist trade.

Made/Created

Date made

1900

Place

State/Province

New Mexico

Country

United States

Continent

North America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Southwest

Continent

North America

Culture/Tribe

Apache - Jicarilla
Native American

Dimensions

Height

4-1/4 in

Diameter

14 in

Material

Willow, Sumac

Coiled Basket Details

Coiled Start Type

Coiled Start Type

Round

Coiled Start Material

Willow, Sumac

Coiled Finish Type

Self Coiled

Foundation

Coiled Foundation Type

3 Rod

Coiled Foundation Material

Willow

Coil Direction

Left

Stitch Details

Stitch Spacing

Predominantly Closed Spacing

Background Stitch Material

Sumac

Stitch Details

Irregularly Split, Interlocking, Randomly Bifurcated

Stitch End

Clipped