Four Petal Design

Tohono O'odham


Marked Down $70.00: Gallery Price $145.00

Title: Four Petal Design
Artist: Tohono O'odham
Medium: Grass foundation, with natural yucca for weft plus martynia (devil's claw)
Size: 9 5/8" diameter X 1 1/2" height
Coil count: 2 1/2 coils per inch
Stitch count: 7 per inch
Signed: No
Date of creation: Circa 1970 - 1960
Condition: Excellent, no stitch loss or wear. Natural yucca is more UV "bleached" on interior than back side.
Provenance: Consigned by an Arizona estate KE

About The Four Petal Design

Natural yucca is the background for this four petal or geometric cross design in martynia (devil's claw). Martynia laces diagonally define the rim of this coiled basketry tray.

Marked Down from $95 to $70

About Tohono O'odham

Tohono O'odham basket makers are among the finest in Native America. All materials are natural, as are all the colors - no dyes are ever used. Preparing the materials and forming the baskets is a very labor-intensive process. The basketry created by this tribe is best described by Terry De Wald in his book The Papago Indians and Their Basketry. Mr. De Wald has been a trader specializing in their basketry for more than 25 years.

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