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Object Number
995-29-10/73387
Display Title
Coiled wedding basket with flaring sides
Descriptions
Object Description
Coiled bowl with flaring sides of willow or sumac. Very typical Navajo ceremonial basket with 23 black terraced units above 5 brown lines with 11 black terraced units below to produce overall star effect. Blue glass bead in center. "Coiled ceremonial tray (Navajo wedding basket) is characterized by herringbone edge or finish of the basket. The usual design encircles the tray except for an opening/pathway to the outside of the circle. The finish of the basket is always opposite this opening in the design. This opening is the start of the coil, and the finish at the border must be in line (and point to the east in any ceremony)."Coiled over three rod construction. Rim is finished in herringbone stitch.
Inventory Description
Basket, bowl, flat base, flaring sides, 11 point polychrome radial design, bead
Classification
- Basket
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1920s-1960s?
Culture
- Southern Paiute?
- Navajo?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona?
North America / United States / New Mexico?
North America / United States / New Mexico?
Additional Geographic Terms
Navajo Reservation
Materials
Willow?, Sumac?
Dimensions
Overall: 9.7 x 40.3 x 40.5 cm (3 13/16 x 15 7/8 x 15 15/16 in.)
Distance (Diameter): 40.3 cm
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73387
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(01/01/1950-01/01/1993)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(10/23/1995)
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