Giant Hopi Ring Basket

Description

View Giant Hopi Ring Basket with current marketplace pricing, condition, product images and item details. This GIANT Hopi Ring Basket shows ethnic wear and has a cultural sense about it that would make it a wonderful addition to your collection. They were used by the Anasazi for nearly 15 centuries without any modifications. Offered By BUENA VISTA TRADING POST Giant Hopi Ring Basket 30" diameter (WOW!!!!) x average 5-6" tall c. Mid 20th Century This GIANT Hopi Ring Basket shows ethnic wear and has a cultural sense about it that would make it a wonderful addition to your collection. Plaited ring baskets of the Hopis and most other Pueblo tribes are the oldest kind of basket in the Southwest. They first emerge around Basketmaker III (Ca A.D 500) and haven't change much at all. They were used by the Anasazi for nearly 15 centuries without any modifications. This type of basket is popular because they are simple, easy to make and materials are abundant. First the center strips of yucca plants are gathered, soaked and form a hatch work of yucca strips that are laid flat. Lastly, the flat hatch work is pushed into a sumac circular rod. The basketmaker then steps on mat and pulls the ring upward to create the round and shallow bowl. The edges can be trimmed, bent over rod and fastened by twining two yucca cords. Now after the basket has dried it can be used for many things; sifting, holding piki bread and dry storage.  Condition: Used. Category: Collectibles › Cultures & Ethnicities › Native American: US › 1935-Now › Baskets.

Provenance

Ownership History Not Available

Tribal Affiliation

Hopi

Artisan

Hopi Basket Weaver

Culture

Native American: US

Handmade

Yes

Country of Origin

United States