Hopi Yucca Sifter

Object/Artifact

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New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

Hopi Yucca Sifter

Entry/Object ID

NU 2021.96

Description

A shallow basket made out of strips of interwoven yucca. There are darker and lighter strands of yucca, creating a chevron/triangular pattern throughout the sifter. There is a tag attached to the sifter, detailing where the sifter was sold and who made it.

Collection

History Collection

Cataloged By

registrar@numulosgatos.org

Made/Created

Artist

Mary F. Susunkewa

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Region

Southwest

Continent

North America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Southwest

Continent

North America

Culture/Tribe

Hopi
Native American

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Label

Location

On attached tag

Transcription

HOPI ARTS & CRAFTS / 2ND MESA, ARIZONA / Yucca Sifter - OBJECT / Mary F. Susunkewa - CRAFT WORKER / PRICE $ 39.75 / NO 7-81

Language

English

Material/Technique

Printed, Pen

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Basket, Sifter

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Sifter

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Tool, Food Separating

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Food Preparation Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Food Processing & Preparation T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Dimensions

Height

2-3/4 in

Diameter

10-3/4 in

Materials

Material

Plant Fiber

Material Notes

Yucca

Condition

Overall Condition

Very Good