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Third Mesa wicker basketry plaque / Mrs. Harold Jenkins

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Woven wicker tray with split yucca border and swirl design. This tray was woven by Mrs. Harold Jenkins in 1932.

The Hopi, especially in more recent years, make less basketry than pottery, but most of their basketry consists of plaques. The plaques are frequently used ceremonially or for gift-giving. One of the most common traditions of gifting plaques is the giving of them to the groom and his family for a wedding. A groom’s family makes the wedding robe for the bride, and the bride’s family makes a special plaque for the groom (Dalrymple 2000, 118).

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Title(s): 
Third Mesa wicker basketry plaque
Creator(s): 
Mrs. Harold Jenkins (Artist)
Culture: 
Native American; Hopi
Date: 
1932
Period: 
Historic
Place: 
Third Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Materials/Techniques: 
sumac, rabbit brush, willow, yucca
Classification: 
Object Type: 
Accession No: 
71.474
Department: 
Not On View

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