Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0091-0031 | |
| 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. 1904 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Devil's claw (Martynia sp.) pods; Cottonwood (Populus sp.) shoots; Unidentified wood | |
| Description | Large round jar-shaped water bottle with concave base, rounded sides, and high broad shoulder that tapers inward to a wide tall neck with flaring rim; Basket is woven primarily in plain diagonal twining, with two rows each of 3-strand twining on base and at shoulder; Warp material is whole unpeeled willow shoots and primary weft material is unpeeled split willow shoots, with the bark turned toward interior of basket; Warp rods are bent over at rim and included in a coil that is partially wrapped with peeled and split cottonwood (?) shoots and partially with black devil's claw; Two V-shaped wooden handles are attached vertically across shoulder with additional cottonwood (?) fibers; Basket was never covered with traditional coating of piñon pine pitch. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 38.6, Rim Diam = 15.4, Max Diam = 32.5 | |