Culture: Paiute, Havasupai
County: None listed (Northwestern Arizona)
Date of Manufacture: Ca. 1940s
Materials: Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; devil’s claw (Martynia sp.) pods
Dimensions (cm): Height = 6.8, Rim Diam = 10.0, Max Diam = 12.0
Description: Deep round basket with flat base and nearly vertical sides; basket is woven in close-spaced coiled technique over-rod foundation of peeled willow shoots; primary weft fiber is peeled and split willow shoots; designs are woven in black devil’s claw and consists of network of open terraced diamonds, enclosing areas that are woven in a checkerboard pattern; this basket could be either Paiute or Havasupai, but is more likely Paiute on the basis of the split upper rod in each coil, typically a Paiute trait.
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