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Olla Basket

A work made of willow and devil's claw plant fibers.

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  • A work made of willow and devil's claw plant fibers.

Date:

c. 1930

Artist:

Weaver unknown (Yavapai)
West-central Arizona

About this artwork

This basket was likely made by a woman on or near the Fort McDowell Reservation, formed in 1903 from a small portion of the ancestral homelands of Yavapai peoples in what is now Arizona. The weaver would have worked for months coiling willow twigs to structure the basket, while stitching the pattern with lightcolored willow and dark-colored devil’s claw fibers. The designs include people, dogs or horses, and saguaro cacti, and were meant to appeal to non-Native buyers.

Status

On View, Gallery 263

Department

Arts of the Americas

Culture

Yavapai

Title

Olla Basket

Place

Arizona (Object made in)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

Made 1920–1940

Medium

Willow and devil's claw plant fibers

Dimensions

40.6 × 45.7 cm (16 × 18 in.)

Credit Line

Curatorial Discretion and Mrs. Leonard Florsheim funds

Reference Number

2015.4

Extended information about this artwork

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