Pine needle basket
Maker
Unknown, Rarámuri (Tarahumara)
Date20th century
MediumFiber, pine needles and sotol or Daisy Wheel (Dasylirion wheeleri)
Dimensions4 5/8’’ H x 7 1/2” Diameter
Credit LineMuseum Purchase; Funded by Timothy Sullivan ’89
Object numberNA2008.07.SUL
DescriptionDouble-woven basket with pine needle shoulder and rim, and a zigzag pattern of interwoven pine needles and sotol around the body. Sotol or “Daisy Wheel” (Dasylirion wheeleri) base with rectangular start that is infilled with long stitches forming triangles.
ClassificationsBasketry
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