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Akimel O'odham (Pima)

Miniature Basket

Akimel O'odham (Pima), 1899-1949

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Akimel O'odham (Pima)

Miniature Basket

Akimel O'odham (Pima), 1899-1949

Physical Qualities Tule stem, willow, devil's claw, 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm.)
Credit Line Bequest of Florence Reese Winslow
Object Number 1953.220.B.107
The ability to weave a miniature basket was recognized as a display of skill; the quality of the weaving is measured by the number of coils and stitches per inch. Coils can number 10-24, and stitches 24-30, per inch. Letters written to Mrs. Winslow suggest that at least one basket by Susie White, a famous weaver of miniature baskets (photo), is to be found in Mrs. Winslow's collection. We have not yet identified her work, however. Field photo: R. H. Peebles, in B. Robinson, The Basket Weavers of Arizona, 1954
The Baltimore Museum of Art by bequest, 1953; Florence Reese Winslow, Baraboo, WI.
Elizabeth Kolbert, "Baskets Evocative of the Sonora Desert," "The New York Times," June 22, 1986.

Clara Lee Tanner, "Indian Baskets of the Southwest," Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 1983, pp. 171.

Sturtevant C. William, "Handbook of North American Indians," Washington: Smithsonian Institution, 1979, Vol. 9.

Patrick T. Houlihan, "Indian Basket Designs of the Greater Southwest," Utah Museum of Fine Arts, University of Utah, 18 April - 30 May 1976.

Clara Lee Tanner, "Indian Craft Arts," Tucson: Unversity of Arizona Press, 1968, pp. 30-36.

R. H. Peebles (photograph) in B. Robinson, "The Basket Weavers of Arizona," Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1954.

F.H. Douglas & R. D'Harnoncourt, "Indian Art of the United States," New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1941.

Norman Feder, "American Indian Art," New York: Harry N. Abrams, (n.d.).

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