Minneapolis Institute of Art

Basket

Hopituh Shinumu (Hopi) artist

Date

c. 1950

Medium

Plant fibers

Culture

Hopituh Shinumu (Hopi)

Department

Arts of the Americas

Institution

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Flat wicker baskets are unique to the Third Mesa Hopi. Notable for their fine weave and bright colors, these baskets have both utilitarian and ceremonial uses. They are created by women, and are given as a gift from the bride to the groom at their marriage, or carried in the women's Basket Dance. Complicated designs are usually woven into each basket, either a figure or geometric pattern like in these examples. Hopituh Shinumu (Hopi), United States, Americas

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