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Object Number
995-29-10/73374
Display Title
Coiled circular plaque with turtle motif
Descriptions
Object Description
Coiled circular plaque with hanger at top. Black turtle with yellow shell at center against natural background. Alternating yellow and red triangles outlined in black around rim, which is finished in regular stitch in black. Made of thick and soft grass or yucca bundles sewn with yucca fiber dyed in aniline or vegetal dyes. Woven by Grisella Soufki. Plaque won third prize in 1971 at the Inter-tribal Indian Ceremonial in Gallup, New Mexico.
Inventory Description
Basket, plaque, coiled polychrome 11 point design with turtle at center, hanger
Classification
- Basket
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1971
Artist
Griselda Saufkie
Culture
- Hopi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
/
Arizona
Additional Geographic Terms
Second Mesa
Materials
Yucca
Dimensions
Overall: 19.9 x 19.4 x 1.6 cm (7 13/16 x 7 5/8 x 5/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73374
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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