Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1984-0013-0051 | |
| Category | Basketry; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Basket water jar | |
| Culture | Western Apache | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Sumac (Rhus sp.) stems (?); Piñon pine (Pinus edulis) pitch | |
| Description | Round jar-shaped water bottle with flat base, rounded body, high rounded shoulder and short cylindrical neck with slightly flared rim; Basket is woven entirely in plain diagonal twining; warp material is probably whole peeled sumac shoots and weft material is probably peeled split sumac shoots; Single V-shaped wooden handle is attached to upper side just below shoulder with supplementary weft stitches; Interior and exterior of basket were originally coated with piñon pine pitch. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 25.2, Rim Diam = 7.8, Max Diam = 23.6 | |