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Object Number
995-29-10/73288
Display Title
Twined circular bowl-shaped basket of twigs and martynia pod
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
gabdo (basket)
Object Description
Twined circular bowl-shaped basket made of peeled and unpeeled twigs, possibly willow, and martynia pod. Reddish-brown on interior with natural on exterior with only decoration consisting of one encircling wavy black line of martynia pod below rim. Rim finished in regular stitch.
Inventory Description
Basket, bowl, flat base, rounded sides, band design
Classification
- Basket
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1920-1949
Culture
- Havasupai
- Hualapai
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
Materials
Twig, Martynia pod
Dimensions
Overall: 7.6 x 16 x 17 cm (3 x 6 5/16 x 6 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73288
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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