Tarahumara Basket

Plaited Basket

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DPR Collections

Name/Title

Tarahumara Basket

Description

Beautiful little Tarahumara olla-shaped basket made with the typical double weave. The interior and upper portion of the basket are all woven with pine needles; the base is all yucca, and the design on the lower two thirds is alternating vertical zig zags of yucca and pine needle.

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Southwest

Continent

North America

Culture/Tribe

Tarahumara
Native American

Dimensions

Height

3-3/8 in

Diameter

4 in

Dimension Notes

Max diameter is approx. 4". The diameter at the rim is 3 1/8".

Material

Desert Spoon, Pine Needle

Plaited Basket Details

Primary Plaiting Type

Twill Plaiting, 2/2 interval, closed spacing

Plaiting Finish

Self Binding Plaited Selvage