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1927.1.3

Basket with designs of snakes worked into the fabric. [BH [OPS Move] 3/11/2016]

1927.1.3

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Collection type
Object
Description
Basket with designs of snakes worked into the fabric. [BH [OPS Move] 3/11/2016]
Long description
Basket with designs of snakes worked into the fabric. [?LMM 1990 9] Foundation probably beargrass (NOLINA MICROCARPA); sewing of yucca. [LM]
Cultural groups
Tohono O'odham
Person
Field collector Beatrice Mary Blackwood
PRM source Beatrice Mary Blackwood
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1926
Date collected
1926
Acquisition information
Donated: 1927
Materials and processes
Material Yucca Fibre Plant, Material Plant Fibre, Process Coiled, Process Basketry
Dimensions
Height: max 160 mm, Diameter: max 226 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1927.1.3

Search terms: Basketry, Figure, Basket, Animal Figure

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