Artist: Unknown/ Purchased from a private collection
Medium: Rabbit brush, dunebroom and yucca with scrub, sumac and willow
Size: 6 5/8" Across x 7/8" Deep
Vintage/ tightly woven miniature plaque/ Made at Third Mesa circa 1950's
The Hopi name for a plaque like this one is Yungyapu. These plaques are usually made of rabbit brush, dunebroom and yucca. Dunebroom sticks serve as the warp element. They are wrapped tightly with rabbit brush, which serves as the weft element. Yucca strips, usually dyed black, are wrapped around the rim. Scrub sumac and arroyo willow are also used for baskets like this. Natural vegetable dyes
