Hopi Indian Wicker Basketry Tray 10.75" Polychrome 3rd Mesa Turtle - Clouds

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Antique American Indian Art, llc
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Southwestern American Indian Basketry
Hopi Pueblo Indian Basket - Third Mesa
With strong colors; an outstanding example of Hopi wicker basketry.
Turtle - Cloud Motif
Very High Quality
mid 20th Century
10.75" diameter
Rabbit brush, sumac or willow; yucca rim wrap
Excellent - Typical fading to front side
The
turtle
is a sacred figure in Native American symbolism as it represents Mother Earth. The
meaning
of the
Turtle
symbol signifies good health and long life. ... The symbol of the
turtle
in Southwest tribes such as the
Hopi
and Navajo represents water - a much sought after commodity in desert regions.
Stong color; excellent condition. Wicker plaques—often colorfully dyed—are popular items among collectors of Hopi arts and crafts. They are used domestically at Hopi to hold foods, including ground corn, corn on the cob, and piki bread, and ceremonially to hold prayer sticks, prayer feathers, and bean sprouts. Wicker plaques figure prominently in Hopi wedding ceremonies and women’s ceremonial dances, and are given away at the Bean Dance and katsina dances. Both geometric forms and more representational imagery woven into wicker plaques bear symbolic significance, conveying important cultural values and beliefs.
Condition
: Excellent
180816-071
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