The Basket Dance - San Antonio, TX
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member WalksfarTX
N 29° 25.389 W 098° 29.338
14R E 549570 N 3254976
Life size bronze sculpture of three Native American females doing the traditional basket dance.
Waymark Code: WMXTP2
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 02/25/2018
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Outspoken1
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The Basket Dance is a tradition of the Hopi Tribe (Arizona). The women chant while presenting baskets to the four directions of the compass, lifting them, then lowering them. Their movements are designed to bring cold, wet weather so that the crops will grow the following spring. Afterward, the women traditionally toss the baskets to the onlookers.

Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: The Basket Dance

Figure Type: Human

Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Glenna Goodacre

Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 1987

Materials used: Bronze

Location: Briscoe Western Art Museum
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