Baskets such as this were primarily made for sale to non-Indians. Even in pieces such as this, the Pima weaver kept to tradition in her selection of materials and in her use of designs. The center design is a series of six concentric circles of devil’s claw and the field design is a continuous fret in a whirlwind style. The condition is excellent.

Reference: Indian Baskets of the Southwest, (click here to view details of book) by Clara Lee Tanner. One copy of this out-of-print book is available from Adobe Gallery.