Carrying Basket
Amy Polewisnema, Hopi / American, 1903 - 1992
Hopi
Southwest
about 1957
Wood, sumac, and yucca
Overall: 13 3/8 × 21 5/8 × 13 3/16 in. (34 × 55 × 33.5 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Professor Alfred Frank Whiting
174.21.25582
Geography
Place Made: Mishongnovi Pueblo, United States, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Basket
Research Area
Native American
Native American: Southwest
Not on view
Provenance
Hopi Craftsman Exhibition, Museum of Northern Arizona, Flagstaff, Arizona, June 20, 1957; sold to Alfred Frank Whiting (1912-1978), June 20, 1957; given to present collection, 1974.
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