Tohono O'odham Basketry tray Lazurite The design has bead loss

The design has bead loss on both faces but it does not distract from the impact the bag makes when you look at it

These boxes come from the Maranaw

outside of the wool loss in the design

as they have been carved to have feather like scallops in the black jet

First half 20th C

Tohono O'odham Basketry tray Lazurite The design has bead lossThis is a large Tohono O'odham basketry plate with a typical geometric design. It has a wide dark center and has a whipstitched rim with diagonal dark stitches. There is a " section of the rim that the dark strands are missing. Other than that, the basket is in very good condition. D. 16 " H. 3 " c. 1950 #8570