Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0442-0007B | |
| Category | Basketry; Raw Materials | |
| Object Name | Basketry materials (Devil's claw) | |
| Culture | Apache, Tohono O’odham (Papago), Akimel O’odham (Pima), or Chemehuevi | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | California, Arizona | |
| County | Imperial, CA, Pima, Yuma, AZ? | |
| Other Geographic Data | Southern areas of both states | |
| Maker's Name | N/A | |
| Date of Manufacture | unknown, possibly ca. 1970 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Devil's claw (Martynia sp.) pod | |
| Description | Unprocessed devil's claw seed pod; Used by basket weavers of several Southwestern (Apache, Tohono O’odham, Akimel O’odham, Chemehuevi) tribes as weft fiber. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 14.0, Width = ca. 9.5, Length = ca. 23.0 | |