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Tohono O'odham Basket
Tohono O'odham Basket
Tohono O'odham Basket

Tohono O'odham Basket

Datec. 1900
Mediumwillow and martynia
Dimensions6 1/2 × 7 in. (16.5 × 17.8 cm) BASE 6 1/2 × 12 in. (16.5 × 30.5 cm) RIM
ClassificationsContainer
Catalog number77.729
DescriptionA bowl form basket with a flat baseand gently out flaring sides and braided rim of martynia in herring bone pattern. A decorative motif of five human figures alternatign with five double fret designs in martynia adorn the sides of the bowl. The base has alternated white and black coils and the rim is braided in martynia.
Status
Not on view