Polychrome Gap Stitch Cooking Basket with Underworld Pattern

Yokuts

About The Polychrome Gap Stitch Cooking Basket with Underworld Pattern

Gap stitch references space in between weft fibers allowing visibility of the bundled natural fibers serving as the basket's foundation.

Item Location: Phoenix, AZ

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Description	Gap stitch references space in between weft fibers allowing visibility of the bundled natural fibers serving as the basket's foundation.
About the Artist	"Between 40 and 60 tribes of Yokuts people were situated in Central California. Geographically they were divided into three groups 1) the Southern Valley Yokuts 2) the Northern Valley Yokuts and 3) the Foothill Yokuts. Their economy was based on fishing, hunting land animals and waterfowl and collecting shellfish, roots, seeds and nuts." Native American Basketry of Central California by Christopher L. Moser.
Culture	American Indian
Style	Symbolism
Medium	Weft material (light inn color) is split sedge root. Dark design weft is redbud and bracken fern root.
Size	6 3/4" height X 13" maximum diameter
Coil count	7 per inch
Stitch count	8 per inch
Date of creation	Circa 1910
Condition	Excellent
Provenance	K Nel

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