Tohono O'Odham Turtle Effigy Basket

Coiled Basket

DPR Collections

Name/Title

Tohono O'Odham Turtle Effigy Basket

Description

Nicely made turtle shaped basket with the devil's claw design elements mostly sewn on.

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Southwest

Continent

North America

Culture/Tribe

Tohono O'odham

Native American

Dimensions

Height

3 in

Width

5-1/8 in

Length

8-3/4 in

Material

Yucca, Devil's Claw, Bear Grass

Coiled Basket Details

Coiled Start Type

Oval

Coiled Start Material

Yucca, Bear Grass

Coiled Finish Type

Self Coiled

Foundation

Coiled Foundation Type

Bundle

Coiled Foundation Material

Bear Grass

Coil Direction

Left

Stitch Details

Stitch Spacing

Predominantly Closed Spacing

Background Stitch Material

Yucca

Design Stitch Material

Devil's Claw

Stitch Details

Regularly Split, Interlocking, Regularly Bifurcated

Stitch End

Tucked

Other Decoration Materials and Types

Decoration Material

Devil's Claw

Decoration Type

Applied

Decoration Notes

The design forming the turtle's shell and it's face were stitched on with devil's claw after the basket was made.