Native American Weaved Basket Akimel O’odham Pima Tribe Circa Early 20th C. Whirling Log

Native American Weaved Basket Akimel O’odham Pima Tribe 

A beautiful and well made Basket, approx 13” wide x 7 1/4 inches tall the basket has Native American luck symbol which people latter called swastikas but was originally Whirling Log 
Attributed to the Akimel O’odham tribe, also called Pima tribe, was tribe lived in a large area of the Southwest including, central Arizona and extending down into Sonora, Mexico
Basket appears to be early 20th c. 
The image of Luck has been used by many cultures through the centuries and was used in some of the tribes of native Americans. The image was used and documented in artifacts from 1890-1940 until the nations signed a declaration saying that they will no longer use the image in their objects. 
The whirly log sometimes called swastika, was used by “North American native peoples, who usually viewed the symbol as a representation of the four directions” and “Hopi paint a four-armed pinwheel design on rattles symbolizing the migrations of the clans across the continent.”

A interesting site had this: 
“A great deal of interest was generated in the swastika symbol around the turn of the twentieth century and was fueled in part by an 1894 report of the U.S. National Museum written by Thomas Wilson entitled The Swastika: The Earliest Known Symbol, and Its Migrations. The symbol became a very popular design element representing good luck and was prevalent in period architecture, advertising, jewelry, and on good luck tokens. The Arizona Highway Department even used it as part of their emblem. Because of its popularity, traders encouraged Indian artists to use it on their crafts made for sale to the tourist trade. The design often appeared on silverwork, textiles, pottery, and basketry.” (Kim & Pat Messier's Blog)

Size: approx 13” wide x 7 1/4” tall 

Condition: very fine with no tears breaks or damage to the construction. Please see the images for details. 

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