Tohono O'odham (Papago) Basket
Historical artifact -- Basket;Anthropological Artifact
Identifier:
2020.32.5
Description
Yucca Basket With Original Tag Description "this Authentic Piece Of American Indian Art Was Made On The Papago Reservation In Southern Arizona. The Inner Coils Are Made From Beargrass; The White And Green Colors Come From The Desert Yucca Plant, And The Black Color Is Stripped From The Pod Of The Devil's Claw." The Tohono O´odham - Papago, Desert People Are A Piman-speaking Group Who Live In Southwestern Arizona And Northern Mexico. The Basketry Work Of This Group Has Long Been Renowned For Its Sensitive And Beautiful Works Created Of The Simplest Of Materials In The Harsh Environs Of The Southwest. Descendants Of The Ancient Hohokam Peoples, This People Have Extensive Roots In The Southwest, Reaching Long Into The Prehistoric Past. The Tohono O´odham Weavers Of Arizona Made Baskets Very Much Like Those Of The Pima - Akimel O’odham River People Of The Same Area.;Coiled yucca basket with handle. The basket walls are 3 rows deep. The basket is patterned with three spirals of pairs of black rectangles approximately 1-2 cm wide and 1-2 cm apart counterclockwise towards the rim. The pattern stops three rows from the center spiral in the bottom of the basket. The handle is made of one piece, wrapped with yucca, which creates a loop. The handle is tied together in the center but spaced 3 cm apart where the handle is attached to the basket. The handle measures 30 cm. Gifted by Alice Peters.
