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Yucca sifter (tuchai ya). Twill plaited bowl shape, wood (?) rod rim
Yucca sifter (tuchai ya). Twill plaited bowl shape, wood (?) rod rim
Object Number 985-27-10/59243
Display Title Yucca sifter (tuchai ya). Twill plaited bowl shape, wood (?) rod rim
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Tuchai ya
Object Description Yucca sifter (tuchai ya). Twill plaited bowl shape. Wood (?) rod rim w/ plaited selvage.
Inventory Description Basket, yucca bowl, sifter, loose weave, wood hoop bound withfabric
Classification
  • Basket
Department Ethnographic
Date 1900-1985?
Culture
  • Hopi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona
Additional Geographic Terms Second Mesa
Materials Yucca, Wood, Fabric
Dimensions Overall: 4.4 x 16.8 x 18 cm (1 3/4 x 6 5/8 x 7 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 985-27-10/59243/ 4422
Provenance
Collector William H. Claflin, Jr. (08/01/1912)
Donor William H. Claflin, Jr. (1985)

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