Four kachina heads are equidistant around the base of the jar below the checkerboard zig zag lines.
Description | Four kachina heads are equidistant around the base of the jar below the checkerboard zig zag lines. |
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About the Artist | 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. |
Medium | Bleached, natural and dyed yucca fibers over bundle foundation |
Size | 8" height X 5 3/4" maximum diameter tapering to 2" at base |
Coil count | 3 per inch |
Stitch count | 16 per inch |
Date of creation | Circa 1990 - 2000 |
Condition | Perfect |
Provenance | JMB collection |