Coiled, cylindrical shape with flat bottom; designs are complex geometric units repeated 3 times around side; original entry states "copy of design on Gila Bend painted rocks." Bundle foundation, sewing elements of willow (Salix gooddingii) and Martynia.
Donor:
Mrs. Chelton Hill
Collection place:
Southern Arizona
Verbatim coll. place:
Southwest
Culture or time period:
Quechan, Tohono O'odham, and Western Yavapai
Collector:
Clay Beauford
Collection date:
1953
Taxon:
Salix gooddingii
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Baskets (containers) and Coiled weaving
Function:
1.5 Household
Accession date:
1953
Context of use:
Novelty basket, made for sale.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
height 16.8 centimeters and diameter 17.4 centimeters