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1940.6.5

Jar-shaped basket. [MOBB [OPS move] 2/11/2016]

1940.6.5

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Collection type
Object
Description
Jar-shaped basket. [MOBB [OPS move] 2/11/2016]
Long description
Jar-shaped basket. Expanding cylindrical section to the shoulder, which is slightly convex, and narrower expanded cylindrical neck without a rim. Fret design; coil on shredded foundation. [MOBB [OPS move] 2/11/2016]
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 Plaited, Process Shredded
Dimensions
Height: max 202 mm, Diameter: max 197 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1940.6.5

Search terms: Basketry, Basket

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