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Coiled basket tray
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Object Number 979-4-10/58796
Display Title Coiled basket tray
Descriptions
Object Description Medium sized coiled basket about 10.5" diam. with outer coil unfinished, showing it was made by a fertile woman. Center slightly, unevenly raised; outer edges flaring slightly upward. Vegetal dyes of yellow and "charcoal". Design: radiating design. 27.1 cm diameter; coil thickness 1.45 cm. Condition: some broken wrap near center; 2 or 3 punctures near center, interior faded; exterior - a lot of broken wrap, fourth coil from outer edge has purple thread with tag attached. Condition fair. Coiled basket tray
Inventory Description Dish or shallow bowl, coiled basketry, geo. design, brown tones
Classification
  • Dish
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Navajo
  • Hopi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona
Additional Geographic Terms northeast
Materials Vegetable fiber
Dimensions Overall: 27.5 x 27.4 x 4.3 cm (10 13/16 x 10 13/16 x 1 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 979-4-10/58796
Provenance
Collector Thomas V. Keam (1892)
Donor Estate of Mary T. Hemenway (1892 - 1894)

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