This basket was created by the Akimel O'odham (formerly Pima) people in the early 1900s. This type of basket was used to carry or serve food.
The Akimel O'odham, meaning People of the River, were a people of Arizona, United States. They distinguished themselves as important basket weavers at the end of the 19th century, mainly making pieces for their own use but which became collector's items by the beginning of the 20It is century.
