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Object Number
985-27-10/59015
Display Title
Diagonal twined burden basket. Top and bottom decorated w/ tin tinklers
Descriptions
Object Description
Diagonal twined burden basket. Top and bottom decorated w/ tin tinklers attached to basket w/ cloth. Faint red color on weft strands in 3 horizontal bands. Base is concave. 27.6x25.2 cm.
Inventory Description
Basket, pack, cylindrical, 2 rows metal tinklers, red band design.
Classification
- Basket
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Mescalero
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
New Mexico
Dimensions
Overall: 27.2 x 30.5 x 25.8 cm (10 11/16 x 12 x 10 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/59015; 34017
Provenance
Owner
Mrs. William R. Morris
(07/01/1930)
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(01/01/1878-01/01/1893)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(07/01/1930 - 01/01/1985)
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