WEDDING BASKET Navajo—Arizona
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Case No. 4:
The origin of the Navajo basket with the “Spider Woman’s Cross” design dates back hundreds of years. It is no longer made. As a substitute for their own basket during marriage ceremonies, the Navajo people often use a Paiute basket of the type shown in the upper right of the case. (See Plate 19b)
The Paiute basket is illustrated on Plate 19c.
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