Basketry
GALLERY 1

Tohono O'odham
Basketry

Woven of beargrass and cedar bark, this basket, which is 60-70 years old, is from the Nuu-chah-nulth tribe, variously known as the Nootka and Makah.   4 by 2.75 by 2.5 inches.   $300.  

The Hopi use several basketry techniques, but this style, wicker, is made only in the villages on Third Mesa.   It is woven of willow (rhus trilobata), called su:vi in Hopi.   These willow wicker baskets are known as yungyapu in Hopi.   This one measures 12 inches across and is $225.  

This turtle basket was woven Navajo basketry artist Peggy Black.   It measures 10.25 by 2.5 inches.   $475.  

This Hopi coiled plaque is different than most we see in that it was used in a Basket Dance as evidenced by the wooden peg and string attachment on reverse.   It measures 9.25 inches across and is 2.5 inches deep.   $400.   Hopi coiled baskets or tsukuvota, is a style which is made only in the villages on Second Mesa.   It is woven of galleta grass/sühü and sewn with yucca (Yucca angustisima) called mooho in Hopi.  

A newer ts'aa', this one is 11 by 1.75 inches and is priced at $350.   It was woven by Natalie Edgewater about 5 or 6 years ago.  

A classic Pima pattern often called 'coyote tracks'.   It measures 12.25 inches across and 1 inch deep and has 6 coils per inch.   $525.

An older Navajo ceremonial basket (ts’aa’) woven of sumac (rhus trilobata -chilihin).   Often called wedding baskets as they are used in wedding ceremonies, they hold sacred cornmeal (corn meal that has been blessed by the Hatahli or Medicine Man) for a wide range of religious observances.   This one measures 14 by 2.75 inches.   Very good condition.   $400.  

This Seri basket was woven of limberbush (jatropha cuneata) in a star pattern they call "azoj canoj it ihiij" by Maria Morales.   It measures 12.5 inches across and 1.25 inches deep, 3 coils per inch.   $300.