Jicarilla Apache Storage Basket with Lid

Copied Rowena Mora, Jicarilla Apache Storage Basket with Lid, 2019, sumac and willow, 20 × 15 in. (50.8 × 38.1 cm) diam., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Clemmer and David Montague and museum purchase through the Renwick Acquisitions Fund, 2024.38A-B

Artwork Details

Title
Jicarilla Apache Storage Basket with Lid
Artist
Date
2019
Location
Dimensions
20 × 15 in. (50.8 × 38.1 cm) diam.
Credit Line
Gift of Clemmer and David Montague and museum purchase through the Renwick Acquisitions Fund
Mediums
Mediums Description
sumac and willow
Classifications
Subjects
  • Object — other — basket
Object Number
2024.38A-B
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/2024.38A-B

Artwork Description

Rowena Mora lives on the Jicarilla Apache Nation Reservation in northern New Mexico, near the Colorado border. Mora is a renowned weaver and educator who passes ancestral knowledge to younger generations. This basket, featuring one of Mora’s signature bold patterns, won Best in Show at the 2019 New Mexico State Fair in the Native American Indian Arts Gallery.

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