Yucca Basket Fragment

Yucca brevifolia fibers

Circa: Prehistoric Period 10,000 B.C. – AD 1850
61 x 20cm
Lake Mead National Recreation Area, LAKE 3511

The yucca leaves were collected and stripped of fibers. The fibers were then woven into sandals, baskets, or rope.

References:

National Park Service

http://www.nps.gov/band/historyculture/native-plant-use.htm