Pine needle basket
Maker
Unknown, Rarámuri (Tarahumara)
Date20th century
MediumFiber, pine needles and sotol or Daisy Wheel (Dasylirion wheeleri)
Dimensions3 3/4” H x 6 1/4” Diam.
Credit LineGift of Beverly Porte
Object numberNA2012.08.POR
DescriptionDouble-woven basketry bowl with a wide waist, and narrow neck, and a rim with triangular points. Interwoven two-tone striped designs around the basket made from sotol and pine needles. The outer base is sotol or Daisy Wheel (Dasylirion wheeleri) in a rectangular start, while the interior bottom is started with pine needles.
ClassificationsBasketry
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