Pima Basket or Hat

Twined Basket

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El Camino College Anthropology Museum

Name/Title

Pima Basket or Hat

Entry/Object ID

A-692

Description

A small basket woven by the Akimel O'odham, also known as the Pima. In excellent condition. Does have some wear on the edges of the basket, as well as six dark spots inside; three on the sides, three on the bottom. There is also a large dark spot on the outside, near a rather large missing edge.

Context

The Pima primarily used cattail for basketweaving in addition to devil's claw plant, to add black patterns. This basket has four-armed cross design, which is a major feature of Pima basketry. It is believed that this design originally represented the wind of the four cardinal directions.

Collection

El Camino College Anthropology Museum

Category

Ethnography
Anthropology

Acquisition

Accession

22.03.01

Source or Donor

Mark Rosenfeld

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Southwest

Continent

North America

Culture/Tribe

Akimel O'odham
Native American

Condition

Overall Condition

Very Good

General Notes

Note Type

In-House Note

Note

This basket was found on display in the museum in the Prehistoric Cultures of the Americas exhibit. It had no visible catalog number, and all information here was taken from its display card in the display case.