Pima Basket with Saguaro Designs

Coiled Basket

DPR Collections

Name/Title

Pima Basket with Saguaro Designs

Description

Nice little Pima basket. Very sturdy, in excellent shape, aside from a small stain and a couple of missing stitches on the bottom. Beautiful rim with alternating devil's claw and willow stitches.

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Southwest

Continent

North America

Culture/Tribe

Akimel O'odham

Native American

Dimensions

Height

4 in

Diameter

7-9/16 in

Dimension Notes

The diameter at the base is 4 3/4".

Material

Willow, Devil's Claw, Grass

Coiled Basket Details

Coiled Start Type

Round

Coiled Start Material

Devil's Claw, Grass

Coiled Finish Type

Overcast Whipstitch

Foundation

Coiled Foundation Type

Bundle

Coiled Foundation Material

Grass

Coil Direction

Left

Stitch Details

Stitch Spacing

Predominantly Closed Spacing

Background Stitch Material

Willow

Design Stitch Material

Devil's Claw

Stitch Details

Unsplit or Whole, Non-Interlocking, Randomly Bifurcated

Stitch End

Clipped