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1991.35.7

Coiled basket with three-rod foundation of sumac sewn with sumac (natural white and red dyed with mountain mahogany root) and willow (natural brown). Openwork 'lace pattern' around rim, which is finished with false braid. Design of four petals with break or 'spirit path'. [BH [OPS Move] 1/11/2016]

1991.35.7

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Collection type
Object
Description
Coiled basket with three-rod foundation of sumac sewn with sumac (natural white and red dyed with mountain mahogany root) and willow (natural brown). Openwork 'lace pattern' around rim, which is finished with false braid. Design of four petals with break or 'spirit path'. [BH [OPS Move] 1/11/2016]
Cultural groups
Jicarilla
Person
Maker Lydia Pesata
Field collector Linda Mowat
PRM source Linda Mowat
Date / Period
Date made: 1991
Date collected
1991 11 11
Acquisition information
Purchased: 12/1991
Materials and processes
Material Willow Wood Plant, Material Sumac Wood Plant, Material Pigment, Process Coiled, Process Dyed, Process Basketry
Dimensions
Diameter: max 354 mm, Height: max 70 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1991.35.7
Associated publications
Illustrated in black and white as figure 87 on page 81 of Basketmakers Meaning and Form in Native American Baskets, edited by Linda Mowat, Howard Morphy and Penny Dransart (Oxford: Pitt Rivers Museum, University if Oxford, Mongraph 5, 1992). Caption reads: ‘USA, New Mexico, Dulce, Jicarilla Apache. Coiled basket with three-rod foundation of sumac sewn with sumac (natural white and red dyed with mountain mahogany root) and willow (natural brown). Openwork ‘lace pattern’ around rim, which is finished with false beard. Design has break or ‘spirit path’. H: 70 mm; dia: 360 mm. Made by Mrs. Lydia Pesata and collected by Linda Mowat, 1991. 1991.35.7’ [MJD 18/01/2013]

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