Photograph by Jennifer Day. Copyright 2011 School for Advanced Research.
Photograph by Jennifer Day (Registrar). Copyright SAR 2011.
Basketry ring
Date: 2010
Artist or Maker: Rebecca Lasiloo
Dimensions:
Dimensions: 17.5 × 4 cm (6 7/8 × 1 9/16 in.)
Weight: 0.1 kg (0.3 lb.)
Medium: yucca leaf
Credit Line: Indian Arts Research Center commission for the permanent collection, 2011. Funds for purchase provided by Betty and Luke Vortman.
Place Made:
Zuni Pueblo, McKinley County, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
Object Number: SAR.2011-5-2
Not on view
Tribal Collection Review RemarksJim Enote and Octavius Seowtewa during collection review visit June 20 and 21, 2012 (Events Record “Collection Review: Zuni Tribe, Review 8”): The Zuni name for this type of basketry ring is hakiwe, which in English means an item to carry stew pots on the head. This type of ring can also be used for other purposes, such as for cushioning or stabilizing pots when set on the ground.
The rings are made from narrow leaf yucca. The yucca blades are split in half with an awl. The flatter side is used to make the rings, while the more curved side is discarded. This ring is still green colored. They usually start to turn yellow after about four years.
The person who made this (and the other three rings in the set), Rebecca Lasiloo, also makes willow baskets and baskets for piki bread. She learned to make the rings at a 2010 workshop at the A:shiwi A:wan Museum and Heritage Center that was organized by Jim Enote.
In Collection(s)
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