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Object Number
995-29-10/73304
Display Title
Coiled oval basket with straight sides, attached lid, handle and cactus motif
Descriptions
Object Description
Coiled oval basket with straight sides, attached lid with fastening mechanisms, and movable handle. Made of bundle construction with bundles of bear grass, wefts of yucca, and designs of black and brown martynia pod (Devil Claw?). Natural background with main design on sides consisting of a yellow line encircling base, upon which stands four tall cacti on ends and center of sides, interspersed with four short cacti. Cacti are yellow outlined in black; tall cacti have spikes in brown at tops. Rim finished in regular stitch with black stitches below it. Lid has geometric stepped design in yellow outlined in black against natural background. Rim of lid fits over edge of basket and is finished in regular stitch with black overcast. Attaching and fastening mechanisms on lid are i[see Object Description text entry for extended description]
Inventory Description
Basket, purse, flat base, straight sides, lidded, handle at top, cactus design
Classification
- Basket
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1940-1979
Culture
- Papago
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
Materials
Beargrass, Yucca, Martynia pod
Dimensions
Overall: 14.1 x 24.5 x 13.4 cm (5 9/16 x 9 5/8 x 5 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73304
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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