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Object Number
995-29-10/73332
Display Title
Coiled cattail reed olla bowl with lizard motif
Descriptions
Object Description
Coiled olla bowl of cattail reed with widest diameter at center, constricted neck, and flaring rim. Natural willow background with designs of brown martynia pod. Bottom of basket is brown and design on sides consists of four lizards. Rim is finished in slant stitch with martynia pod. Made from bundles of cattail reeds, sewn with willow and martynia pod.
Inventory Description
Basket, jar, flat base, rounded sides, constricted neck, lizard design
Classification
- Basket
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1920-1949
Culture
- Pima
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
Materials
Cattail reed, Willow, Martynia pod
Dimensions
Overall: 10.5 x 13.1 x 13.1 cm (4 1/8 x 5 3/16 x 5 3/16 in.)
Distance (Diameter): 13.1 cm
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73332; Pima / B19
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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