Early Papago Shallow Bowl/Winnowing Tray Basketry

ca. 1930

4.125" H x 13" D

Hand Coiled with the Uncommon use of Unpeeled Willow for two Coils Around the Devils Claw Start with the Body Field Woven with the more Common Yucca this Open Bowl Form has the Trail of Ants Motif in a Three Arm Whirl

In Very Good Condition and Shows Light Wear Typical of Early Baskets

Early Papago (Tohono O'odham) shallow bowl/winnowing tray basketry is a traditional coiled baskets made by the Tohono O'odham people (historically known as the Papago), indigenous to the Sonoran Desert regions of southern Arizona and northern Mexico. These shallow, wide forms—often called trays, plaques, or shallow bowls—were multifunctional utilitarian items in early (pre-20th century and early 20th century) Tohono O'odham/Papago culture.