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Object Number
995-29-10/73289
Display Title
Large twined circular bowl-shaped basket of twigs and martynia pod
Descriptions
Object Description
Large twined circular bowl-shaped basket made of peeled and unpeeled twigs, possibly willow, and martynia pod. Background of brown with main design consisting of two darker brown encircling lines at the widest diameter and another near rim which has sets of four diagonal lines attached below it at five different intervals. Rim finished in regular stitch.
Inventory Description
Basket, bowl, flat base, straight sides, constricted rim, geometric designs
Classification
- Basket
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1920-1949
Culture
- Hualapai
- Havasupai
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
Materials
Twig, Martynia pod
Dimensions
Overall: 12.3 x 26.5 x 27.5 cm (4 13/16 x 10 7/16 x 10 13/16 in.)
Distance (Diameter): 27.8 cm
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73289
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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