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Catalog Number CAS 2019-0004-0001   CAS 2019-0004-0001; Basket
Category Basketry
Object Name Basket
Culture Tohono O’odham (Papago)
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona
County
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Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Bear grass (Nolina erumpens) stems; Yucca (Yucca sp.) leaves
Description Small barrel-shaped basket woven in an open-spaced, coiled technique over a bundle foundation; High shoulder rises to a tall, straight neck, which is decorated at the rim with a black zigzag stitch.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 11.9, Max Diam = 10.9