Call NumberX-34043CreatorCurtis, Edward S., 1868-1952Date1900-1910SummaryView of Native American (Pima) baskets; they feature four sided or "rolling log" patterns.Physical Description1 photomechanical print : photogravure, brown ink ; 31 x 44 cm (12 x 17 in.) on sheet 57 x 45 cm (22 1/2 x 18 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectIndians of North AmericaPima basketsPima IndiansBasketsGeographic AreaNew SouthwestCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage file: ZZR710034043Type of MaterialPhotogravuresDigital Version Created FromNorth American Indian : v. 2, plate no. 41.Original Material Found in CollectionThe North American Indian, v. 2. The Pima, the Papago, the Qahatika, the Mohave, the Yuma, the Maricopa, the Walapai, the Havasu.NotesDescription by Edward S. Curtis: "The baskets made by the Pima, Papago, and Qahatika, as well as by their Maricopa neighbors, are practically identical in form and design, but the Maricopa basketry is of somewhat superior workmanship. The four-armed cross, a form of the swastika, appears as the central feature in the decoration of a majority of the Piman and Maricopa baskets of to-day, and while the true signification here is not known with certainty, it is not impossible that it was designed originally to represent the winds of the four cardinal directions. Less than a generation ago the swastika was employed by the Pima to decorate their shields, and as a brand for their horses."; Original photogravure produced in Boston by John Andrew & Son, c1908. Title reproduced in photogravure. Photogravure print on Van Gelder Holland paper. R7100340435PublisherE.S. CurtisLanguageeng
Curtis, Edward S., 1868-1952, Pima baskets (1900-1910). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 04/12/2025, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1130320
