Basket Plaque with Bird

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Culture Hopi

Title Basket Plaque with Bird

Date Early–mid 20th century

Medium Wicker and reed

Dimensions Object: 15 3/8 in. (39.1 cm)
Overall: 15 3/8 in. (39.1 cm)

Credit Line Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Henry R. Hope, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University

Accession Number 62.269

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About this Work

Among the Hopi of the American southwest, the creation and use of basketry is a tradition that long pre-dates any contact with Europeans. Plaques such of this one can have a range of subjects including animals such as birds.

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"Basket Plaque with Bird | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2024. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=62.269