Jicarilla Storage Basket

Coiled Basket

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Jicarilla Storage Basket

Jicarilla Storage Basket

Name/Title

Jicarilla Storage Basket

Description

Nice Apache basket, smaller than most of this type at about 11" tall. The basket has two unusual natural dark brown stitches on the base- maybe the maker's signature?

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Southwest

Continent

North America

Culture/Tribe

Apache - Jicarilla
Native American

Dimensions

Height

11-3/8 in

Diameter

9-1/4 in

Dimension Notes

Height to top of highest lug is 11 3/8" and to top of lower lug is 11 1/8".

Material

Willow, Sumac, Sumac - Dyed

Coiled Basket Details

Coiled Start Type

Coiled Start Type

Round

Coiled Start Material

Willow, Sumac

Coiled Finish Type

Overcast Whipstitch

Foundation

Coiled Foundation Type

5 Rod

Coiled Foundation Material

Willow

Coil Direction

Left

Stitch Details

Stitch Spacing

Predominantly Closed Spacing

Background Stitch Material

Sumac

Design Stitch Material

Sumac - Dyed

Stitch Details

Irregularly Split, Interlocking

Stitch End

Clipped