Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0097-0002 | |
| Category | Basketry; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Basket water jar | |
| Culture | Western Apache or Navajo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1920-1940 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Sumac (Rhus sp.) stems; Piñon pine (Pinus edulis) pitch; Twine | |
| Description | Small jar-shaped water bottle with concave base, rounded body, and high rounded shoulder that tapers to a short slightly constricted neck with flaring rim; Basket is woven in plain diagonal twining with single row of 3-strand twining on lower side; Warp and weft materials is sumac shoots; Warp rods are bent over at rim and coil-wrapped; 2 V-shaped wooden handles are attached at shoulder in close proximity, rather than opposite, to each other; Carrying strap is of 2-ply commercial twine; Interior and exterior of basket and handles are covered with dark brown piñon pine pitch. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 23.7, Rim Diam = 10.7, Max Diam = 20.7 | |