by Century (2)
Hopi Artist
Basket Plaque, c. 1900
Grass and leaf and dye
2 x 15 3/8 x 15 1/8 in. (5.08 x 39.05 x 38.42 cm)
Creation Place:
North America, Native American
Technique:
Basketmaking (Braiding)
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. E. H. Parker
Accession Number:
P3117
Sub-hemispherical basket plaque. Wicker construction. Green, orange, red, tan, black, and white anthropomorphic design.
Materials
Wild currant, rabbit brush, yucca leaf, aniline dye, and kaolin
Commentary
The figure represented here may be Butterfly Maiden, who has an important role in Hopi cosmology. The use of aniline dye indicates that this basket was produced before 1904.
Bibliography
Sarah Allen and Julia Patzelt, Beyond Appearance: Constructing Likeness (Claremont: Pomona College Museum of Art, 2003), 6 and 8 (illustrated/ color). Kay Koeninger and Joanne M. Mack, "Native American Art from the Permanent Collection" (Claremont: Galleries of the Claremont Colleges, 1979), 83, fig. 278.
Provenance
Dr. E. H. Parker Collection.
Keywords
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Dimensions
- Overall Dimensions: 2 x 15 3/8 x 15 1/8 in. (5.08 x 39.05 x 38.42 cm) Measured by Hudson, Karen
Bibliography List
This object has the following bibliographic references:
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Native American Art from the Permanent Collection.
Native American Art from the Permanent Collection
Galleries of the Claremont Colleges.
Claremont, CA, 1979
Page Number: 83, Figure Number: 278 -
Beyond Appearance: Constructing Likeness.
Beyond Appearance: Constructing Likeness
Pomona College Museum of Art.
Claremont, CA, 2003
Page Number: 6 and 8
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