Tohono O'Odham Owl Effigy Basket

Coiled Basket

DPR Collections

Name/Title

Tohono O'Odham Owl Effigy Basket

Description

Whimsical open-stitched basketry owl, actually made of four pieces stitched together- the body, the two wings, and the head.

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Southwest

Continent

North America

Culture/Tribe

Tohono O'odham

Native American

Dimensions

Height

7-1/4 in

Width

5-1/4 in

Length

5-1/2 in

Material

Yucca, Bear Grass, Devil's Claw

Coiled Basket Details

Coiled Start Type

Round

Coiled Start Material

Yucca, Bear Grass

Coiled Finish Type

Self Coiled

Foundation

Coiled Foundation Type

Bundle

Coiled Foundation Material

Bear Grass

Coil Direction

Left

Stitch Details

Stitch Spacing

Predominantly Open Spacing

Background Stitch Material

Yucca

Stitch Details

Regularly Split, Interlocking, Non-Bifurcated

Stitch End

Clipped

Other Decoration Materials and Types

Decoration Material

Devil's Claw

Decoration Type

Applied