Authentic Tohono O'odham effigy basket by Flora Ambrose is featured at Bair's.

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Tohono O'odham Miniature Horsehair Effigy Basket
Basketweaver: Flora Ambrose

Tohono O'odham miniature horsehair effigy figures.

These miniature Tohono O'odham effigy figures of women are incredibly detailed. Made by Flora Ambrose, entirely of horsehair, they have eyes, nose, mouth, and hair, including a long ponytail. Skirts may be solid, checked, or striped.

Size: Approximately 3/8" in diameter and 1/2" tall, as shown in photo next to a dime.

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Item Number: 65-FA-61
Price: $38.00, each
S/H: $5.90, includes insurance.

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Members of the Tohono O'odham tribal nation (formerly known as Papago Indians), live along the Arizona, Mexico border. Their present tribal lands consist of a reservation of 2,854,881 acres in the Sonoran Desert in south central Arizona and into Mexico, an area comparable in size to the state of Connecticut, but with a population of 27,500 members. Basket making is a long-honored tradition of the Tohono O'odham people who make baskets from various materials such as willow, yucca (most common today), and horsehair. Traditionally, the men harvested the materials and women were the basketmakers. Some families began making the natural material harvesting a family event leading to a transition where now there are some men who are basketmakers in their families as well.

The Tohono O'odham people are world-famous for their intricately woven miniature horsehair baskets, many of which feature pictorial themes, such as the ones on the left and right. The horsehair is all natural colors of black, white and shades of brown.

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