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1940.6.3

Carrying or storage basket. [MOBB [OPS move] 4/11/2016]


1940.6.3

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Collection type
Object
Description
Carrying or storage basket. [MOBB [OPS move] 4/11/2016]
Long description
Carrying or storage basket. Circular with flat bottom and expanding sides. White is willow, black is martynia pod (TYPHA LATIFOLIA). Design of human form standing on top of five steps or tables separated vertically by triangles. In the centre of the bottom is a black circle. [MOBB [OPS move] 4/11/2016]
Cultural groups
Akimel O'odham
Person
Field collector W.A. Bolton
PRM source Alice Burtt Davy
PRM source Joseph Burtt Davy
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1890
Date collected
circa 1890
Acquisition information
Donated: 1940
Materials and processes
Material Willow Wood Plant, Material Martynia Plant, Material Plant, Process Coiled, Process Basketry, Process Shredded
Dimensions
Diameter: max 411 mm, Height: max 325 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1940.6.3

Search terms: Basketry, Figure, Vessel, Basket