Sotol basket
Maker
Unknown, Rarámuri (Tarahumara)
Date20th century
MediumFiber, sotol or daisy wheel (Dasylirion wheeleri)
Dimensions2 3/4” H x 4 3/4” Diam.
Credit LineGift of Beverly Porte
Object numberNA2012.14.POR
DescriptionBasket, single-woven with a square base and round mouth. The basket is woven from sotol or Daisy Wheel (Dasylirion wheeleri) with a rectangular start. The basket arrived nested within NA2012.15.
ClassificationsBasketry
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