Twined spruce root basket with geometric designs
Twined spruce root basket with geometric designs
Coiled basket tray with six point star design / Unknown
Curatorial Remarks
Stacked coiled basket. The sticks have been stacked and then flattened and sewn with yucca. Yucca is very delicate than other materials. Stacked coil construction is unique to Mescalero Apache and the Tohono O'odham (Papago). Yucca is used throughout the Southwest.
Tags: coiled basket tray
People: Mescalero Apache, Plains Apaches
Places: Southern Plains, Southern New Mexico
Purpose: domestic use, commercial sale, ceremonial events
From interviews with Dr. Garrick Bailey, 2018-2020 University of Tulsa, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology
Tags: coiled basket tray
People: Mescalero Apache, Plains Apaches
Places: Southern Plains, Southern New Mexico
Purpose: domestic use, commercial sale, ceremonial events
From interviews with Dr. Garrick Bailey, 2018-2020 University of Tulsa, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology