Tohono O'odham basket - Papago Indian basket

Coiled Basket with Wheat Stitch. Material: Sun bleached split yucca fiber over a beargrass core. Style: Lidded coiled jar shape with wheat stitch. Size: 5.50" high (includes lid)and 7" diameter at widest part of basket. Handwoven. Tohono O'odham baskets are handmade from the fibers of yucca plants, devil's claw, banana yucca root, and beargrass. The Tohono O'odham (formally the Papago), are well known for intricate geometric and pictorial designs