Artist Juanita Ahil uses an awl to create a coil using green beargrass and white yucca_image #8

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PhotographerTeiwes, HelgaPublisherArizona Board of Regents, University of Arizona, Arizona State MuseumSubjectTohono O'odham basketsBasket makingDescriptionArtist Juanita Ahil uses an awl to create a coil using green beargrass and white yucca. Most Tohono O'odham baskets and trays use the coil weaving technique as it works best with the inflexible fibers of the desert.Date Original1972Date Range1970s (1970-1979)TypeStill ImageOriginal FormatColor photographsContributing InstitutionArizona State MuseumCollectionTohono O'odham Collection 1970-1980, Helga Teiwes PhotographerSubcollectionCoiled Basket MakingRights StatementFrom the Photograph Collection of the Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona. Copyright and publication rights for all photographs are retained by the Arizona Board of Regents.

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City or TownTohono O'odham NationCountyPima CountyStateArizonaCountryUnited States

PlaceTohono O'odham Nation

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IdentifierC-6067_v4Date Digitized2003-11-01Digital FormatJPEG

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