Basket

Basket

Basket w/ lid - globular. Warp - bundle of unknown material; Weft - willow. Design weft - dyed willow. Brain geometric designs
  • Object: Basket
  • Artist: Unknown
  • Circa: 20th century
  • Dimensions: 3 1/8" wide at mouth 8 1/2" high 8 1/2" diameter at widest point
  • Culture Area: Southwest (NW Mexico)
  • Cultural Group: Seri
  • Cultural Context: The Seri traditionally lived in nomadic bans on the Sonoran coast of Mexico. They hunted, fished, and gathered wild plants. Basketry technology and designs influenced by Pima/Papago peoples in more recent times.
  • Donor: Henry, Mrs. Hilda
  • Catalog #: 78.681