Adobe Gallery: Southwest Indian Baskets

Basketry was among one of the first craft forms practiced by the Southwest Indian. Used for utilitarian purposes long before pottery, baskets were made to carry not only food but were tightly woven enough to carry water and cook in. The finely woven baskets of the Akimel O’odham (Pima), Tohono O’odham (Papago) and Western Apache are examples of how weavers incorporated beauty into their daily lives.

To learn more about Southwest Indian Baskets, click here to check out our Reference Library on this subject.

Below are brief articles to help you learn more about collecting Southwest Indian Baskets. Click on each title to learn more (this will also take you to another website):
American Indian Signs and Symbols.
Collecting and Change in Native American Basketry.