Ethnological Basketry Collections

MAN-IN-THE-MAZE BASKET

Dates: Early 20th century
Materials: willow and cattail
Catalog No. 26497-X-10

The O'odham began employing the man-in-the-maze pattern in their basketry by the early 1900s. The motif has come to serve as a symbol for the O'odham people. The human-like figure is the O'odham Elder Brother, I'itoi.