from info about hopi and zuni basket..
there was often a path woven in for the spirits to get out
of a basket.

evokes the perfection found in imperfection; the ... crafts done by local and regional artisans from the Ute, Navajo, Hopi, and. other cultures. ...
www.coloarts.state.co.us/news/clippings/ArtsPerspectivePremiereIssue.pdf

http://www.canyonart.com/roller.htm
\My grandmother says that is fine--it is normal--because you're not perfect. A small imperfection is good because it shows the piece was hand made. ...

on this page http://www.upenn.edu/almanac/v42/n13/deccal.html
is a announcement of a talk called:
Living in Balance: The Universe of the Hopi, Zuni, Navajo and Apache; ... Contemporary Korean Art and the Perfection of Imperfection; ...
(also a film about the Thermin--musical reference!!)
http://www.upenn.edu/almanac/v42/n13/deccal.pdf

evokes the perfection found in imperfection; the ... crafts done by local and regional artisans from the Ute, Navajo, Hopi, and. other cultures. ...
www.coloarts.state.co.us/news/clippings/ArtsPerspectivePremiereIssue.pdf