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Object Number
972-45-10/51885
Display Title
Basket of oval shape, a flattened base, flaring body and a carrying strap
Descriptions
Object Description
Basketry vessel of oval shape, a flattened base, flaring body and a carrying strap. Fibre bundle coiling technique. Decorated with a body frieze of lizards with a rim border. Made of bear grass, yucca and devil's claw. 18"x12".
Inventory Description
Basket container, oval, flared sides, loop handle at top, brown lizard motif
Classification
- Basket
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Pima
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
Additional Geographic Terms
Southwest
Materials
Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 21.6 x 45.8 x 33.6 cm (8 1/2 x 18 1/16 x 13 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
972-45-10/51885
Provenance
Collector
Grandmother of Mrs. G. Prescott Low
(1890)
Donor
Mrs. G. Prescott Low
(1972)
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