Basket

91-20-1

From: Arizona | Fort Apache

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 91-20-1
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Apache
Provenience Arizona | Fort Apache
Culture Area Southwest Culture Area
Date Made ca. 1900
Section American
Materials Devil's Claw | Willow | Leather
Technique Basketry
Description

Circular, bowl shaped basket with flat bottom. Knotted leather loop handle attached to rim. Pattern visible on interior: human forms alternating with ladder pattern; feet above ladder and cross below. Central dark circle on bottom with three V's coming off.

Height 12.4 cm
Outside Diameter 42.2 cm
Credit Line Gift of Jane Fox Fite, 1991

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