DepartmentLatin America
Burden basket
NameBasket
CultureYanomami
Date20th century
Place madeBrazil, South America
Place madeVenezuela, South America
MediumVegetable fiber, annatto dye, charcoal
Dimensions13 3/4 × 14 9/16 × 14 9/16 in. (35 × 37 × 37 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Museum of New Mexico Foundation, gift of the Friends of Folk Art, Folk Art Flea Market, A.2016.52.6
Object numberA.2016.52.6
DescriptionLarge fiber basket. Body of basket is dyed a reddish-brown color, and black circle designs have been painted on in a repeating pattern. Around the rim of the basket are twined loops and also placed lower on the body of the basket are two more loops placed symmetrically.
20th century
Late 19th - early 20th century
ca. 1969, staff
ca. 1969, staff
c. 1925
Artist unrecorded