Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1996-0011-0001 | |
| 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. 1920s-1940s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Sumac (Rhus sp.) stems or willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Piñon pine (Pinus edulis) pitch; Wood | |
| Description | Large jar-shaped water bottle with concave base, rounded body, and high shoulder tapering to wide constricted neck, woven primarily in plain twining with 2 rows each of 3-strand twining at juncture of base and sides and along lower shoulder; Warp rods are bent over at rim and coil-wrapped; Warp rods are whole sumac or willow shoots and weft materials is peeled and split sumac or willow shoots; 3 V-shaped wooden handles are attached at shoulder with heavy weft stitches; Interior and exterior are heavily coated with brown piñon pine pitch. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 40.2 , Rim Diam = 16.0, Max Diam = 32.7 | |