by Artist (14)
Pima or Tohono O'odham Artist
Basket, n.d.
Grass and wood
13 x 7 1/2 x 4 in. (33 x 19.05 x 10.16 cm)
Creation Place:
North America, Native American
Technique:
Basketmaking (Coiling)
Credit Line:
Pomona College Collection
Accession Number:
P5023a,b
Basketry skirted human figure. The figure's hat is the removable rectangular cover. Black details- eyes, mouth, hair, and costume- on buff. Coiled construction.
Materials
bear grass, willow sapwood and devil's claw
Commentary
Basketry figures were frequently made by the Papago, but rarely by the Pima, for sale to the tourist trade. -from the Native American Art from the Permanent Collection catalog, 1979
Bibliography
Sarah Allen and Julia Patzelt, Beyond Appearance: Constructing Likeness (Claremont: Pomona College Museum of Art, 2003), 1 and 4 (illustrated/ color). Kay Koeninger and Joanne M. Mack, "Native American Art from the Permanent Collection" (Claremont: Galleries of the Claremont Colleges, 1979), 89, fig. 313.
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Dimensions
- Overall Dimensions: 13 x 7 1/2 x 4 in. (33 x 19.05 x 10.16 cm) Measured by Cornejo-Reynoso, Aitzin
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: 89, Figure Number: 313 -
Beyond Appearance: Constructing Likeness.
Beyond Appearance: Constructing Likeness
Pomona College Museum of Art.
Claremont, CA, 2003
Page Number: 1 and 4
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