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SKU: 220319-078

Papago Pedestal Basket

$45.00

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ca. 1930

3.375" H x 6.5" D with 2.875" D Pedestal Base

Hand Coiled Basket Woven of Yucca and Devils Claw with Star Motif Design

Overall in Very Good Condition with only Minor Wear Typical of Age

In Very Good Condition

A Papago pedestal basket is a type of traditional handwoven basket made by the Papago people, a Native American tribe primarily from the Sonoran Desert region in southern Arizona and northern Mexico.

These baskets are renowned for their intricate coiled construction, using natural materials like bear grass, yucca or cattail leaves, and often devil's claw pods for dark black designs. Papago/Tohono O'odham basketry features tight weaves, geometric or pictorial motifs, and functional yet artistic forms.

The pedestal style specifically means the basket has an elevated base or footed/raised stand-like bottom, rather than sitting flat. This gives it a cup or bowl like appearance with elevation, sometimes described as a "footed bowl" or "pedestal base." These were often small to medium-sized, used historically for storage, serving, or ceremonial purposes, though many vintage examples are now collectible decorative items. 

Condition: Very Good

Tribe: Papago - Tohono O'odham

Year Range: 1925 - 1950

Region: Southwest

Dimensions: 3.38 in6.5 in2.88 in

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