Miniature wedding basket
Maker
Unknown, Diné (Navajo)
ClassificationsBasketry
Datec. 2000
Dimensions2 3/8” Diameter
Materials/TechniqueThread
Credit LineMuseum Purchase; Funded by Edward M Werner ‘71
Object numberNA2009.71A.WER
DescriptionA Navajo miniature coiled wedding basket (ts’aa’) with mountain or mountain spirit designs with a break in the design pattern allowing the spirit to enter and leave the piece. They are also based on baskets commonly referred to as meal trays.
Place of origin / madeGallup, New Mexico, North America
Collections
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Unknown, Diné (Navajo)
Unknown, Seminole
