Basket

Object/Artifact

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St. Joseph Museums

The image showcases a beautifully crafted, round woven basket.

The image showcases a beautifully crafted, round woven basket.

Name/Title

Basket

Entry/Object ID

2018.3.81 A

Description

Property W21: Hopi Decorative Baskets. Object: baskets, Artist/Maker: unknown (20th Century, Hopi: AZ), Title/Model: Multi-Colored Fiber Plaques, Date/Region: ca. 1955, Medium/Technique: scrub sumac, rabbit brush & pigments / hand woven, Edition/Series: unique, 1 of 1, Size: 1" H x 10.85" W and .75" H x 9.85" W, Condition: good, Signature/Inscriptions: n/a, Exhibitions/Literature: n/a, Description/Notes: Two polychromed decorative baskets with geometric and belt sash designs. These baskets are commonly used with a bride's family obligations to give the groom's family baskets such as this as pay back for the groom's family having woven the bridal clothes.

Collection

NATIVE AMERICAN

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Basket

Nomenclature Class

Containers

Nomenclature Category

Category 07: Distribution & Transportation Objects

Dimensions

Width

10 in

Length

10 in

Parts

Count

1

Material

BASKET

Color

Red, White, Green, Orange, Black, Gray, Olive, Blue

Condition

Overall Condition

Very Good

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Feb 19, 2018