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Object Number
38-55-10/12938
Display Title
Wrapped weave basketry cap. worn by girls herding sheep
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Basket remains, reed frame wrapped with fiber strips, heavily damaged
Classification
- Basket
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Navajo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
New Mexico
Additional Geographic Terms
Ramah; Atarque
Materials
Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 8 x 32 x 23.5 cm (3 1/8 x 12 5/8 x 9 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1 small bag of fragments
Label on object
38-55-10/12938
Provenance
Collector
Mr. Harry Tschopik, Jr.
(1937 - 1938)
Collector
Dr. Clyde Kay Maben Kluckhohn
(1937 - 1938)
Donor
Mr. Harry Tschopik, Jr.
(1937 - 1938)
Donor
Dr. Clyde Kay Maben Kluckhohn
(1937 - 1938)
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