Burden Basket

NA8794

From: United States of America | Arizona | Maricopa County | Tucson

Curatorial Section: American

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Native Name Tats'aa'
Object Number NA8794
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Western Apache
Provenience United States of America | Arizona | Maricopa County | Tucson
Culture Area Southwest Culture Area
Date Made 1900-1919
Section American
Materials Cottonwood (Alaska) | Willow | Devil's Claw | Buckskin | Cotton | Glass | Pigment
Technique Twined
Description

Large burden basket with buckskin-strip ornamentation. Blue, white and red painted design, one yellow glass bead attached. Pads of cotton cloth inside.

Height 38.5 cm
Outside Diameter 47 cm
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Richard Waln Meirs, 1918
Other Number A104 - Field No SF

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