Name/Title
BasketEntry/Object ID
2018.3.81 BDescription
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 AMERICANLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
BasketNomenclature Class
ContainersNomenclature Category
Category 07: Distribution & Transportation ObjectsDimensions
Width
11-1/2 inLength
11-1/2 inColors
Color
Red, Tan, Brown, OrangeColor Notes
Fading