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Object Number 995-29-10/73393
Display Title Large coiled wedding basket with double-tip motif
Descriptions
Object Description Coiled tray with flaring sides of willow or sumac. Very typical Navajo ceremonial basket with 20 black terraced units above 3 red lines with 9 black terraced units below to produce overall star effect. "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, dish, rounded base, flaring sides, 9 pointed radial polychrome design
Classification
  • Basket
Department Ethnographic
Date 1960-1979
Culture
  • Navajo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / New Mexico
North America / United States / Arizona
Dimensions Overall: 8.2 x 62 x 62 cm (3 1/4 x 24 7/16 x 24 7/16 in.) Distance (Diameter): 62 cm
Quantity 1
Label on object 995-29-10/73393
Provenance
Collector Dr. William R. Wright (1995)
Donor Dr. William R. Wright (1995)

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