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Object Number
995-29-10/73290
Display Title
Miniature coiled bowl-shaped basket with checkerboard motif
Descriptions
Object Description
Miniature coiled circular bowl-shaped basket of willow or cottonwood with designs of martynia pod. Natural background with dark brown dot in center, encircling line at base, checkerboard pattern from base to widest diameter, and two encircling lines near and at rim. Rim finished in a regular stitch.
Inventory Description
Basket, bowl, flat base, rounded sides, step and band designs
Classification
- Basket
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1920-1949
Culture
- Havasupai
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
Materials
Willow, Martynia pod
Dimensions
Overall: 3.4 x 7.6 x 7.3 cm (1 5/16 x 3 x 2 7/8 in.)
Distance (Diameter): 7.4 cm
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73290
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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