STOLEN - Native American Baskets - Coolidge, AZ

Native American baskets were stolen from the Coolidge Historical Museum in Coolidge, Arizona, between April 18 and 21, 2009

Several Native American baskets were taken from the Coolidge Historical Museum in Coolidge, Arizona. The burglary took place between April 18 and 21, 2009. Suspects entered the building by separating metal siding from the rear of the building. They avoided activating the alarm system. Taken were 14 Native American Baskets among other historical artifacts. All the descriptions follow

  1. Pima – coil weave of willow and devils claw over coils of cattail reed – black center radiating whirlwind design, 13” diameter.
  2. Pima – coil weave of willow and devils claw over coils of cattail reed – design of butterfly wings, 7 ¼” diameter. (pictured)
  3. Pima – bowl shape, coil weave of willow and devils claw over coils of cattail reed – connecting diamonds around side, 6” diameter.
  4. Pima – cylinder shape, coil weave of willow over coils of cattail reed – stacked black arrows alternating with stacked negative arrows, 7 ½ “ diameter, 4” high.
  5. Pima – shallow form, coil weave of willow and devils claw over cattail reed – squash blossom design, 15” diameter, 4 ½ “high.
  6. Pima – shallow form, coil weave of willow and devils claw over cattail reed – butterfly design, 14 ½” diameter, 2 ½” high. (pictured)
  7. Paiute _ coil weave of squawberry sumac with red bundles – Navajo wedding basket design, 15” diameter.
  8. Pima – bowl, coil weave of willow and devils claw over coils of split cattail reed – six point with coyote tracks interspersed, 6” diameter, 1 ½” high.
  9. Tohono O’Odham – horsehair plaque, coil weave of horsehair, squash blossom design, 5 ½” diameter.
  10. Tohono O’Odham – horsehair shallow form, coil weave of horsehair – squash blossom design, 7” diameter, 1 ½” high.
  11. Pima – olla, coil weave of willow and devils claw over coils of split cattail reed – fret design, 6” diameter, 6” high.
  12. Pima – cylinder shape, coil weave of willow and devils claw over coils of split cattail reed – black center squash blossom design, 9” diameter, 8” high. (pictured)
  13. Tohono O’Odham – shallow form, coil weave of split yucca and green yucca leaf over bundled bear grass with devils claw – four point center with stepped design on rim, 12 ½” diameter, 3” high.
  14. Tohono O’Odham – cylinder shape, large coil weave of split yucca leaf over bundles of bear grass with devils claw –  stepped design, 5 ½” diameter, 2” high.

The police report number is 09-8668 and the officer to contact is Sergeant Geoffrey Pacheco, Coolidge Police Department.  His e-mail address is:  pachecog@coolidgeaz.com, phone number (520)723-5311 and mailing address is: 911 S. Arizona Blvd, Coolidge, AZ 85228