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Hopi  Hand-Coiled Basket/Plaque Second Mesa, 13 ½”, Flower Design
Hopi  Hand-Coiled Basket/Plaque Second Mesa, 13 ½”, Flower Design
Hopi  Hand-Coiled Basket/Plaque Second Mesa, 13 ½”, Flower Design
Hopi  Hand-Coiled Basket/Plaque Second Mesa, 13 ½”, Flower Design

Hopi  Hand-Coiled Basket/Plaque Second Mesa, 13 ½”, Flower Design

$ 132

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Provenance: Ownership History Not Available
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Condition: Used
  • Culture: Native American: US
  • Handmade: Yes
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Tribal Affiliation: Hopi
  • Modified Item: No

    Description

    Hopi Hand-Coiled Basket/Plaque, Second Mesa, 13 ½”.
    Coiled basketry of this type is made exclusively in Second Mesa villages on the Hopi Reservation. Each stitch of a coil is interlocked into the adjoining stitch of the previous coil with an awl. Second Mesa plaques are tightly woven, used for serving food and for ceremonial purposes.
    This basket probably took the weaver more than a month to complete the weaving process alone, not counting the months of gathering materials, drying the yucca leaves, and then splitting them to a thin, consistent width, dying some of them, and preparing the grass for the foundation.
    This basket is very shallow but does have some concavity. It still has its loop woven into the back to facilitate hanging.
    Diameter: 13 ½”
    Depth: ½”
    Medium: Galleta grass, Yucca leaves
    Very good condition with some fading and minimal fraying.
    Mid-20
    th
    century