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Coiled basket in form of turtle (A) with removable shell lid (B)
Coiled basket in form of turtle (A) with removable shell lid (B)
Object Number 995-29-10/73314
Display Title Coiled basket in form of turtle (A) with removable shell lid (B)
Descriptions
Object Description Coiled basket in form of standing turtle with removable shell as lid. Turtle stands on four legs and has protruding black head. Body is of natural color while the shell alternates between natural and yellow rectangles. Feet are trimmed in black. Made of bundle construction with bundles of bear grass, wefts of yucca, and designs of black martynia pod.
Inventory Description Basket, lidded bowl, turtle shaped checkered design on lid
Classification
  • Basket
Department Ethnographic
Date 1940-1979
Culture
  • Papago
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona
Materials Beargrass, Yucca, Martynia pod
Dimensions Overall: 26.2 x 18.5 x 11.1 cm (10 5/16 x 7 5/16 x 4 3/8 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 995-29-10/73314a; 995-29-10/73314b
Provenance
Collector Dr. William R. Wright (1995)
Donor Dr. William R. Wright (1995)

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