1970s Hopi Flower Coil Plaque

1970s Hopi Coil Plaque, hand coiled from yucca and beargrass. A natural center ringed in black opens into four broad wedges, two in rust-red and two in golden yellow, each divided by a black line and edged in checkered blocks of black and yellow. A woven yucca loop is built into the rim for hanging. Good overall condition with light age-related wear.

Coil plaques are made by the women of Hopi Second Mesa and are traditionally given and exchanged at weddings, ceremonies and other important occasions. The four-petaled design suggests a blossoming flower, and four-part designs are also often associated with the four directions in Hopi art.

12.5” Diameter, .5” Depth