Shallow coil basketry tray with sides, flat bottom. Leather repair in center exterior and interior. Vertical stripes on sides, encircling bands on base. Black material is devil's claw (Martynia probosidea); willow or cottonwood.
Donor:
Norman E.A. Hinds
Collection place:
Central Arizona
Verbatim coll. place:
Arizona
Culture or time period:
Akimel O'odham ("Pima") and San Carlos Apache
Collector:
Norman E.A. Hinds
Collection date:
1930-1940
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Baskets (containers)
Function:
1.5 Household
Accession date:
1942
Context of use:
Probably general household utility basket.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
diameter 40.5 centimeters and height 8 centimeters