Navajo Red Canyon Basket - Chris Johnson (#45)
$2,495.00
Artist: Chris Johnson
Navajo Basket
16 3/4" x 18 1/2" x 2" deep
Rounds: 32
Red Canyon is the latest basket by Navajo weaver Chris Johnson. As always, his work is tight and fine. The abstract design of this weaving speaks of the canyons of his homeland and the skills he has developed over many long years. You can never go wrong collecting Chris’ basketry.
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The carrying basket is even less frequently seen than the water jar. tsizis (tsi, hair, and zis, or azis, a bag or pouch, from the mode of carrying it over the hair of the forehead) is used at present for gathering the hashkan, or yucca fruit, for syrup. The baskets are plaited of willow twigs much after the style of our own baskets, but have neither handle nor finished rim? More about this legend