Wedding Basket or Tsa'a basket
Navajo wedding basket. Coiled with false braid rim. Sumac weft. Warp possibly sumac also. Black designs are made of devils claw and depict mountains. Some deterioration in rim.
- Object: Wedding Basket or Tsa'a basket
- Artist: -
- Circa: -
- Dimensions: 13" wide x 4" tall
- Culture Area: Southwest
- Cultural Group: Navajo or Dineh
- Cultural Context: T'saa baskets are used in ceremonies such as weddings, coming of age ceremonies for young women, healing ceremonies, and more. Function is to protect sacred items from touching the ground.
- Donor: Depaoli, Cece
- Catalog #: 89.036