Navajo Corn Basket with Lid - Elsie Holiday (#231)
$7,250.00
Artist: Elsie Holiday
Navajo Basket
Circumference: 37 3/4" Height: 13 1/2"
Opening: 9 1/2"
Corn is the staff of life. The Navajo people believe they were created from corn. With the aid of deity and sacred buckskin, man sprang from white corn and woman yellow. It is the most sacred of all plants and is used in every ceremony. Elsie Holiday made and dedicated this woven vessel in honor of corn and its significance to her people. This formidable yet elegant vessel is a triumph in the art of basketry, not many weavers would even attempt such a thing. Not only did Elsie attempt it, she mastered it.
Circumference: 37 3/4" Height: 13 1/2"
Opening: 9 1/2"
Corn is the staff of life. The Navajo people believe they were created from corn. With the aid of deity and sacred buckskin, man sprang from white corn and woman yellow. It is the most sacred of all plants and is used in every ceremony. Elsie Holiday made and dedicated this woven vessel in honor of corn and its significance to her people. This formidable yet elegant vessel is a triumph in the art of basketry, not many weavers would even attempt such a thing. Not only did Elsie attempt it, she mastered it.
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