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Water jar, wicker work lined with pine gum
Water jar, wicker work lined with pine gum
Object Number 77-23-10/12113
Display Title Water jar, wicker work lined with pine gum
Descriptions
Inventory Description Jar, basketry with traces of pitch, 2 handles on shoulder tied with netted cord
Classification
  • Jar
Department Ethnographic
Date c. 1877
Culture
  • Paiute
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Utah
Additional Geographic Terms Utah, southern
Materials Vegetable fiber, Pitch, Wicker, Resin, Pine
Dimensions Overall: 35 x 22 cm (13 3/4 x 8 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 77-23-10/12113
Provenance
Collector Dr. Edward Palmer (01/01/1877-10/01/1877)
Expedition Peabody Museum Expedition (10/01/1877)

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