Handwoven Southwest Indian Plaited Basket Double Wall
This hand-woven Indian basket is a hand made Native American basket of the Southwest. This style of double-walled twill plaited (basketweaving style) yucca basket would be made in a variety of sizes and shapes, giving this basket its double thickness. The "petaca" is the traditional basket style of the canyon regions of northwest Mexico - home of the Tarahumara Indians.
This Indian-made basket was crafted by twill plaiting - a form of basketweaving, which results in a diagonal and zigzag design. The creamy-white yucca color was obtained by having the sun bleach the yucca fibers prior to weaving - the moss green color is the yucca's fiber natural color.
The basketmaker uses only her hands and teeth to fashion the basket, although the leaves are sometimes run across a stone to dull their sharp edges before they are worked.
These handwoven baskets serve many functions in a traditional Tarahumara household. A woven Tarahumara basket may be used to store corn, beans or a number of other things. Today, these sturdy and firm double-walled (double-woven) twill plaited baskets can be used as a woven storage basket, a woven vase for dried or silk flowers, and even as a woven vase for silk flowers or dried plants, though many owners enjoy and admire the basketweaving texture as an art form.
This particular handwoven plaited Indian basket measures 7.5" in diameter, stands 7" tall and weighs 6.8 ounces - heavy for even a double-walled plaited basket! Excellent condition and ready to add to your Native American Indian or basketry collection.
SB656 - Handwoven Southwest Indian Plaited Basket Double Wall #5
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