Basket Plaque,
c. 1905
Grass and leaf and dye
x 13 3/8 in. ( x 34 cm)
Creation Place:
North America, Native American
Technique:
Basketmaking (Coiling)
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Edward H. Angle
Accession Number:
P1908
Flat basket plaque. Coiled construction. Red, green, and dark brown curvilinear design.
Materials
yucca leaf, grass and dye
Commentary
The Hopi used baskets like this example with its two-bird design as food trays. -from the Native American Art from the Permanent Collection catalog, 1976
Bibliography
Kay Koeninger and Joanne M. Mack, "Native American Art from the Permanent Collection" (Claremont: Galleries of the Claremont Colleges, 1979), 38, fig. 86.
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