Wedding basket
Maker
Unknown, Diné (Navajo)
DateLate 20th C / Early 21st C
MediumFiber, pigment, wood, sumac (chiilchin or k’ii’) rods; yucca fiber; red dye from mountain mahogany root (tse’e’sdaazii), juniper ashes and black alder; more info below
Dimensions2 1/4” H x 13” Diam.
Credit LineMuseum Purchase; Funded by Tom and Carol Muttitt P’15
Object numberNA2010.074.MUT
DescriptionCoiled ceremonial basket (ts’aa’) for weddings as well as healing and other ceremonies. It features a five-point inner star with spirit release (also called “door” or “pathway,” ch’e’etiin), ten black mountains, a wide red band representing the earth, herringbone stitch rim, and cloth plug in the center.
ClassificationsBasketry
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Unknown, Diné (Navajo)
