Pair Papago Basketry Platters
Pair of Papago Tohono O'odham polychrome basketry platters. Mid 20th Century. 11" x 2 1/2", oval platter 13 1/2" x 3". Papago baskets are handcrafted of beargrass, yucca cactus (white or green) and Devil’s Claw (black). The technique used is known as coiling. Split stitch baskets are made of beargrass and sewn with yucca in such a manner that the coil is exposed to form part of the pattern. Made on the Papago Reservation in Southern Arizona, bounded on the east by historic San Xavier Mission on the west by organ Pipe Cactus National Monument.
PERIOD: Mid 20th Century
ORIGIN: Southwest - Papago, Native American
SIZE: 11" x 2 1/2", oval platter 13 1/2" x 3"
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Pair Papago Basketry Platters
Pair of Papago Tohono O'odham polychrome basketry platters. Mid 20th Century. 11" x 2 1/2", oval platter 13 1/2" x 3". Papago baskets are handcrafted of beargrass, yucca cactus (white or green) and Devil’s Claw (black). The technique used is known as coiling. Split stitch baskets are made of beargrass and sewn with yucca in such a manner that the coil is exposed to form part of the pattern. Made on the Papago Reservation in Southern Arizona, bounded on the east by historic San Xavier Mission on the west by organ Pipe Cactus National Monument.
PERIOD: Mid 20th Century
ORIGIN: Southwest - Papago, Native American
SIZE: 11" x 2 1/2", oval platter 13 1/2" x 3"
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Pair of Papago Tohono O'odham polychrome basketry platters. Mid 20th Century. 11" x 2 1/2", oval platter 13 1/2" x 3". Papago baskets are handcrafted of beargrass, yucca cactus (white or green) and Devil’s Claw (black). The technique used is known as coiling. Split stitch baskets are made of beargrass and sewn with yucca in such a manner that the coil is exposed to form part of the pattern. Made on the Papago Reservation in Southern Arizona, bounded on the east by historic San Xavier Mission on the west by organ Pipe Cactus National Monument.
PERIOD: Mid 20th Century
ORIGIN: Southwest - Papago, Native American
SIZE: 11" x 2 1/2", oval platter 13 1/2" x 3"
