Tohono O'Odham Shallow Handled Tray

Coiled Basket

DPR Collections

Name/Title

Tohono O'Odham Shallow Handled Tray

Description

Sturdy Papago tray with nice geometrical designs consisting of rectangles in devil's claw and green yucca leaves. It has a handle on one end wrapped in devil's claw.

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Southwest

Continent

North America

Culture/Tribe

Tohono O'odham

Native American

Dimensions

Height

1-1/2 in

Width

8-5/8 in

Length

12-1/2 in

Material

Grass, Devil's Claw, Yucca

Coiled Basket Details

Coiled Start Type

Oval

Coiled Start Material

Grass, Yucca

Coiled Finish Type

Self Coiled

Foundation

Coiled Foundation Type

Bundle

Coiled Foundation Material

Grass

Coil Direction

Left

Stitch Details

Stitch Spacing

Predominantly Closed Spacing

Background Stitch Material

Yucca

Design Stitch Material

Devil's Claw, Yucca, Green

Stitch Details

Regularly Split, Interlocking, Regularly Bifurcated

Stitch End

Clipped