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 |