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Object Number
995-29-10/73335
Display Title
Coiled cattail reed oval bowl (A) and lid (B) with turtle motif
Descriptions
Object Description
Coiled oval bowl of cattail reed with straight sides and lipped lid. Natural willow background with designs of brown martynia pod. Design on sides consists of an encircling dark brown line in the center with terraced triangles extending downward and upward above the line in reddish brown outlined in dark brown. Design on the top consists of a turtle with a light brown shell outlined in dark brown with head, feet, and tail. Rim is finished in slant stitch with martynia pod. Made from bundles of cattail reeds, sewn with willow and martynia pod.
Inventory Description
Basket, lidded bowl, flat base, oval, turtle design on lid, geometric on body
Classification
- Basket
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1920-1949
Culture
- Pima
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
/
Arizona
Dimensions
Overall: 21.9 x 13.5 x 9.9 cm (8 5/8 x 5 5/16 x 3 7/8 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
995-29-10/73335a; 995-29-10/73335b
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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