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Object Number
17-34-10/A3589
Display Title
Burden basket, made on two "u" frames. Twined.
Descriptions
Object Description
Burden basket, made on two "u" frames. Twined. Made of bear grass and devil's claw. Frame may be sumac. Leather fringe, leather bottom. 36.5x43.2x43.2 cm.
Inventory Description
Basket, woven fiber, striped, hide fringe extensions, wood frame
Classification
- Basket
Department
Ethnographic
Date
Early 1900s
Culture
- Western Apache
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
Materials
Fiber, Wood, Hide, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 36.5 x 43 x 43 cm (14 3/8 x 16 15/16 x 16 15/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
17-34-10/A3589
Provenance
Collector
Samuel J. Guernsey
(01/01/1917)
Collector
John Wetherell
(1/1/1917)
Expedition
Peabody Museum Expedition
(01/01/1917)
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