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Object Number
973-38-10/52006
Display Title
Stiff storage jar, coiled. Made of bear grass and devil's claw. Shine, gold ba
Descriptions
Object Description
Stiff storage jar, coiled. Made of bear grass and devil's claw. Shine, gold background and interwoven design consisting of vertical rows of black essentially geometric shapes. 9" (top diameter; 6" (bottom diameter); 11.75" (height).
Inventory Description
Basket jar, tapered round body, flared rim, vertical diamond design
Classification
- Basket
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Apache
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
New Mexico
Materials
Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 30 x 31.6 x 31 cm (11 13/16 x 12 7/16 x 12 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
973-38-10/52006; REid
Provenance
Owner
William T. Coatsworth
(1910)
Owner
Frank C. Reid
(1910)
Collector
Grace A. Nicholson
(01/01/1898-01/01/1910)
Intermediary
Katherine Barnes
Intermediary
Margaret Mechau
Donor
Estate of Mrs. F. Morton Smith
(07/01/1973)
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