Wedding Basket

Wedding Basket

Navajo wedding basket. Coiling is the technique use. Coiling direction is counter clockwise when viewed from above. The foundation is peeled willow and the weft is sumac. The design is dyed sumac. The design pattern has traditional red and black rings which is not completely joined at one point. The design is extremely faded on the exterior and the interior, the rim has been finished in a false braided pattern.
  • Object: Wedding Basket
  • Artist: -
  • Circa: -
  • Dimensions: 11-3/4" diameter 2-3/4" height
  • Culture Area: Southwest
  • Cultural Group: Navajo or Dineh
  • Cultural Context: -
  • Donor: Sonoma County Historical Society
  • Catalog #: 85.077