Lidded basket
Maker
Unknown, Rarámuri (Tarahumara)
DateLate 20th C
MediumFiber, sotol or daisy wheel (Dasylirion wheeleri)
Dimensions6” H x 9 1/4” Diam.
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object numberNA2010.012.LMA
DescriptionDouble-woven lidded basket with rectangular start on base and on center of lid and twill weave pattern throughout. Made entirely of sotol or Daisy Wheel (Dasylirion wheeleri).
ClassificationsBasketry
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