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Object Number
995-29-10/73334
Display Title
Coiled cattail reed bowl with horsemen motif
Descriptions
Object Description
Coiled bowl of cattail reed with straight sides. Natural willow background with designs of brown martynia pod. Bottom of basket has brown starting center and one encircling line. Design on sides consists of three men on horses. 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, straight sides and rim, figurative horse and human rider
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: 17 x 17.7 x 17 cm (6 11/16 x 6 15/16 x 6 11/16 in.)
Distance (Diameter): 17.7 cm
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73334
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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