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CAS 0442-0007B   CAS 0442-0007B; Basketry materials (Devil's claw)
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