21" Large Pima-Papago Deep Tray Modernist jewelry The hide is thick

The hide is thick

Mount 1 ⅞" x 2 ⅛"

colored etchings were hand colored after the etching was printed

One of the ivory runners has a break near the front and someone has tried to do a repair at the back with silver glue

wide bowl with four oval designs spaced around the body and a decorative band below the rim

21" Large Pima-Papago Deep Tray Modernist jewelry The hide is thickThis is a large beautiful coiled basketry tray. It has a design often referred to as the "vortex" design with a broad dark center with four points radiating from the center. It has a herringbone pattern on the rim The materials are willow and devil's claw. It has a very vibrant light yellow body like a newer basket, which suggests that it was stored at one time to keep it from darkening. The use of the willow and devil's claw, the herringbone finish