Hopi Pueblo Wicker Plate Basket

Late 20th Century

1.4375" H x 12.375" D

Hand Woven Wicker Plate in Black, White, Yellow, Teal and Orange Colors with a Dash Motif Design

In Very Good Condition

Hopi Pueblo wicker plate baskets, traditionally known as yungyapu, are shallow, flat plaques woven exclusively by women from the Third Mesa villages (such as Oraibi, Hotevilla, and Bacavi) on the Hopi Reservation in northeastern Arizona. While they appear to outsiders as beautiful decorative pieces, they are deeply sacred objects central to Hopi social structure, agricultural ceremonies, and life-cycle rituals.