Miniature Paiute Burden Basket

Twined Basket

DPR Collections

Miniature Miwok Burden Basket

Name/Title

Miniature Paiute Burden Basket

Description

Miniature burden basket made by noted Paiute artist Everett Pikyavitt, as part of a set including a miniature Miwok cooking basket made by Jennifer Bates.

Made/Created

Artist

Everett Pikyavit

Date made

2014

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Great Basin

Continent

North America

Culture/Tribe

Paiute

Native American

Dimensions

Height

3-3/4 in

Diameter

3-7/8 in

Material

Willow, Willow - Unpeeled

Twined Basket Details

Twined Start

Intersecting layered spokes

Twined Finish

Compound binding, coiled finish

Open/Closed Twining

Predominantly Open Twined

Predominant Twining Type

Plain Twining

Warp ("Vertical" Elements)

Warp material

Willow

Primary Warp Type

Simple: Plain or parallel arrangement

Weft ("Horizontal" Elements)

Weft material

Willow

Weft Slant

Z Slant (up to right)