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Object Number
995-29-10/73293
Display Title
Coiled bowl-shaped basket with straight sides and floral motif
Descriptions
Object Description
Coiled circular bowl-shaped basket with straight sides made of willow or cottonwood with dark brown designs of martynia pod. Natural background with seven pointed floral pattern on bottom with swirling petals that radiate out into a large floral pattern that extends from the base to the center of the side. Between the center and the rim there is an encircling row of "X"s produced by squares. Rim finished in regular stitch.
Inventory Description
Basket, bowl, flat base, straight sides, 7 point radial design, step design.
Classification
- Basket
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1920-1949
Culture
- Havasupai
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
Materials
Willow, Martynia pod
Dimensions
Overall: 5.8 x 13 x 12.7 cm (2 5/16 x 5 1/8 x 5 in.)
Distance (Diameter): 13 cm
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73293
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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