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Museum number:

2-68481

Permalink:

ark:/21549/hm21020068481

Alternate number:

61 (original number)

Accession number:

Acc.4195

Object count:

1

Description:

Biconical shape, narrow cylindrical neck, 2 small handles of twisted fiber and horsehair, remains of pitch covering overall. Made of willow warp and weft, twill twined, braided.

Donor:

Georgia Ann Scott

Collection place:

Great Basin, United States

Verbatim coll. place:

Great Basin

Culture or time period:

Paiute

Collector:

Georgia Ann Scott

Collection date:

unknown

Object type:

ethnography

Object class:

Baskets (containers) and Twined weaving

Function:

1.5 Household

Accession date:

December 19, 1986

Context of use:

Used for water storage.

Department:

Native US and Canada (except California)

Dimensions:

length 27 centimeters

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