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Pitch covered coiled water bottle. Apache style. Rounded base, short neck. 2 bra
Pitch covered coiled water bottle. Apache style. Rounded base, short neck. 2 bra
Object Number 985-27-10/59016
Display Title Pitch covered coiled water bottle. Apache style. Rounded base, short neck. 2 bra
Descriptions
Object Description Pitch covered coiled water bottle. Apache style. Rounded base, short neck. 2 braided horsehair handles. Tag attached to 1 handle: "210" on reverse "Zuni pitch water bottle". 16.4x11.7 cm.
Inventory Description Basket jar, globular body, straight neck, 2 loop hair handles, covered in resin
Classification
  • Basket
Department Ethnographic
Date 1900-1985
Culture
  • Zuñi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / New Mexico?
Materials Fiber, Resin, Horsehair, Horsehair, Pitch
Dimensions Overall: 16 x 12.4 x 13.2 cm (6 5/16 x 4 7/8 x 5 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 985-27-10/59016
Provenance
Collector Mr. Rosenblatt (1919)
Collector William H. Claflin, Jr. (1919 - 1985)
Donor William H. Claflin, Jr. (1985)

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