A plaited, green mooho (yucca) mat for a sifter basket

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PhotographerTeiwes, HelgaSubjectBasket MakingBasketrySumacPlaitingYucca plantDescriptionThis is the green mooho (yucca) mat for a sifter basket that Annabelle Nequatewa of Shungopovi is making using the plaiting technique. The suuvi (sumac) ring sits in the center ready to be used to help bend the yucca strands to shape the basket. The undyed tips of the yucca strands can also be seen sticking out of all four sides.Date Original1991-11-17Date Range1990s (1990-1999)TypeStill ImageOriginal FormatBlack-and-white photographsContributing InstitutionArizona State MuseumCollectionSelections of Photographs from Helga Teiwes’ Hopi Basket Weaving ProjectRights StatementFrom the Archives of the Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona. Copyright and publication rights for all photographs are retained by the Arizona Board of Regents. For reproduction and/or permission rights, contact (520) 621-6311 or http://www.statemuseum.arizona.edu/collections/photography.

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City or TownShungopaviShungopaviTribal HomelandHopi TribeCountyNavajo CountyStateArizonaCountryUnited States

PlaceShungopaviHopi Tribe

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