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Thirteen Rays Around the Sun

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Title: Thirteen Rays Around the Sun
Artist: Hopi basket
Medium: Bundle foundation over which bleached and dyed yucca is applied.
Size: 10 3/4" diameter X 1 1/4" height
Coil count: almost 3 per linear inch
Stitch count: 12 per linear inch
Date of creation: Circa 1960
Condition: Excellent to very good, except 15 - 20% fade on basket's interior and 10 missing stitches on basket's exterior (back side).
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About The Thirteen Rays Around the Sun

This closed coil basket is decidedly firm.

Marked Down from $255 to $185

About Hopi basket

Coiled baskets made from native vegetal fibers and dyes, are configured at Second Mesa villages--Shungopovi, Shipaulovi and Mishongnovi. Wicker baskets, made from native vegetal fibers and mineral and vegetal dyes, are produced at Third Mesa villages, including Oraibi, Kykotsmovi and Hotevilla in northeastern Arizona. If you are interested in learning the complete execution of these baskets, obtain Hopi Basket Weaving Artistry in Natural Fibers by Helga Teiwes. The photography is detailed and clear and the text is very informative.

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