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Object Number
995-29-10/73333
Display Title
Coiled cattail reed bowl with man and lizard motif
Descriptions
Object Description
Coiled bowl of cattail reed with slightly flaring sides. Natural willow background with designs of brown martynia pod. Bottom of basket has brown center and two encircling lines. Design on sides consists of four men interspersed with 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, bowl, flat base, flaring sides, figurative human and 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: 11.7 x 21 x 21 cm (4 5/8 x 8 1/4 x 8 1/4 in.)
Distance (Diameter): 21 cm
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73333; Pima / B21
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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