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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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