Basket

Museum number:
2-56553
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3015
Description:
Coiled; foundation of split cat-tail leaf; warp of devil's-claw pod, weft of split cottonwood shoots; design in black of stepped horizontal chevrons.
Donor:
Charles Brockhoff and Lucia Brockhoff
Collection place:
Southern Arizona
Verbatim coll. place:
Southwest
Culture or time period:
Akimel O'odham ("Pima") and Tohono O'odham
Collector:
Mrs. Brizzer
Collection date:
1910
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Baskets (containers) and Coiled weaving
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
1973
Context of use:
Sold as tourist novelty.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
height 8 centimeters and width 16.5 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Basket, accession number 2-56553, described as Coiled; foundation of split cat-tail leaf; warp of devil's-claw pod, weft of split cottonwood shoots; design in black of stepped horizontal chevrons.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Basket, accession number 2-56553, described as Coiled; foundation of split cat-tail leaf; warp of devil's-claw pod, weft of split cottonwood shoots; design in black of stepped horizontal chevrons.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Basket, accession number 2-56553, described as Coiled; foundation of split cat-tail leaf; warp of devil's-claw pod, weft of split cottonwood shoots; design in black of stepped horizontal chevrons.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 2-56553, described as Coiled; foundation of split cat-tail leaf; warp of devil's-claw pod, weft of split cottonwood shoots; design in black of stepped horizontal chevrons.

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