Basket and lid
Object NameBasket and lid
OriginUSA
MediumStraw
Dimensions4 1/2 × 5 1/2 in. diameter (11.4 × 14 cm)
ClassificationsDecorative Arts, Natural Substances
Credit LineGift of Marian Daniells. In the Farm House Museum Collection, Farm House Museum, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
Object number74.16.127ab
Status
On viewCultureNative American - Tohono O'odham (Papago)
Label TextThis basket and lid are products of the Tohono O’odham, also known as the Papago culture, that resided in the modern-day Sonoran Desert. While they had few skin vessels and some clay, their primary containers were baskets like this. Made out of native plant fibers from Yucca, Beargrass, and Devil’s Claws, fiber baskets were much lighter vessels to carry and better suited the semi-nomadic lifestyle of the Papago.
Baskets like this also served as a gateway to the western market in the late 19th century. Native American basket weavers, especially from the Papago community, played a significant role in the basket-making industry. Their intricately crafted baskets quickly became popular household items in the Southwest and soon were pedaled to the rest of the nation. The growth of the basket industry in the early 20th century helped preserve culture while also giving the Papago and other Native peoples financial self-sufficiency.
https://www.medicinemangallery.com/collections/tohono-oodham-papago-baskets Shreve, Margaret. “Modern Papago Basketry.” Kiva 8, no. 2 (1943): 10–16. http://www.jstor.org/stable/30250129.
Locations
- (not entered) Iowa State University, Farm House Museum
Object Name: Large Wave and Hand Holding Jingle Basket
Mary Jane Dudley
Object number: UM2023.32
