Tohono O'odham Basket
Name/Title
Tohono O'odham BasketEntry/Object ID
NU 2021.63Description
A tan basket with brown geometric/stepped pattern that appears five times around the basket.Collection
History CollectionCataloged By
[email protected]Made/Created
Date made
circa 1920Time Period
20th CenturyEthnography
Cultural Region
Region
SouthwestContinent
North AmericaCulture/Tribe
Tohono O'odham
Native American
Notes
Documentation refers to tribe as Papago - an antiquated, European term rejected by the tribe itself.Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Basket, CookingNomenclature Primary Object Term
CookwareNomenclature Sub-Class
Cooking VesselsNomenclature Class
Food Processing & Preparation T&ENomenclature Category
Category 04: Tools & Equipment for MaterialsOther Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
A 30
NH 162
Dimensions
Height
5-1/4 inDiameter
8-1/4 inMaterial
Yucca, Devil's Claw, CattailCondition
Overall Condition
FairRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Dr. Frank A. NorickNotes
Identified the basketProvenance
Provenance Detail
Gift of Leafey D. TerwilligerAcquisition Method
GiftAcquisition Date
Jun 4, 1979Exhibitions
The Los Gatos History Project: Uncovering Untold Stories - Phase 1
The Los Gatos History Project: Uncovering Untold Stories - Phase 2