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1913.87.60

Bread-tray, with design showing a female katsina, possibly a SALAKU.

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1913.87.60

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Collection type
Object
Description
Bread-tray, with design showing a female katsina, possibly a SALAKU.
Long description
Bread-tray, with design showing a female katsina, possibly a SALAKU. Coiled to the left. LM
Cultural groups
Hopi
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1913
Date collected
1912 - 1913
Acquisition information
Donated: 1913
Materials and processes
Material Galleta Grass Plant, Material Yucca Fibre Plant, Process Coiled, Process Basketry
Dimensions
Diameter: max 300 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1913.87.60 Other numbers: Catalogue number 60
Associated publications
Illustrated in black and white as figure 94 on page 84 of Basketmakers Meaning and Form in Native American Baskets, edited by Linda Mowat, Howard Morphy and Penny Dransart (Oxford: Pitt Rivers Museum, University if Oxford, Mongraph 5, 1992). Caption reads: ‘USA, Arizona, Second Mesa, Hopi. Coiled plaque with bundle foundation or galleta grass sewn with yucca. Coiled to the left. Design in natural dyes (black and brown) of a female kachina spirit. Collector’s original labels indicate details of costume. Used as a bread tray. Dia: 300 mm. Collected by Barbara Freire-Marreco, 1912-13. 1913.87.60’ [MJD 18/01/2013]

Search terms: Basketry, Food and Drink, Vessel, Trade, Basket, Tray, Food Accessory

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