Attributed to Susie White

An unusually fine stitch and row count, averaging 16 stitches and 12 coils per inch, combined with the small size of this basket, indicate the considerable skill of the maker and the fact that it was made specifically as a work of art for sale and not for use.

One of the most famous Akimel O’odham makers of miniatures was Susie White, who lived just southeast of Phoenix in the area near the towns of Sacaton and Chandler. She wove small baskets between 1910 and 1950, and this piece may be an example of her early work.
Gift of Edward B. Aldrich 18.064