Native American Papago Basket 7 1/2 inches wide and 6 inches tall near mint condition. Papago or Tohono O'odham people of Southern Arizona produce the most baskets of any tribe today. They do coil and split stitch style using indigenous plants such as yucca, bear grass and devil's claw. The techniques of basket weaving used today are identical to their prehistoric ancestors. The Native American Tohono O'odham or Desert People reside in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona and Mexico. Early Tohono O'odham Indian Baskets were primarily utilitarian and used to carry water firewood prepare food and store items. Tohono O'odham Indian baskets are handmade These weavers rely on the natural colors of the desert plants.