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Object Number
995-29-10/73313
Display Title
Coiled oval bowl-shaped basket in form of standing sheep
Descriptions
Object Description
Coiled oval bowl-shaped basket in form of standing sheep with head woven over one fourth of opening. Sheep has four legs and protruding ears and tail. Made of bundle construction with bundles of bear grass, wefts of yucca, and designs of black martynia pod (Devil Claw?). Natural background with three black units on each side of the sheep that consist of stepped black rectangles. Black ears and eyes and stepped elements around neck. Rim finished in regular stitch.
Inventory Description
Basket, coiled, in the form of a sheep, black geometric designs on body
Classification
- Personal gear
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1940-1979
Culture
- Papago
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
Dimensions
Overall: 22 x 20.5 x 30.5 cm (8 11/16 x 8 1/16 x 12 in.)
Distance: 20.5 x 22 x 30.5 cm (8 1/16 x 8 11/16 x 12 in.)
Quantity
1
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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