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Museum number:

2-65958

Permalink:

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Alternate number:

Scottloan 116 (original number)

Accession number:

Acc.3774

Object count:

1

Description:

Tray shaped, coiled over bundle foundation. Split cattail leaves, split willow/cottonwood shoots, split devil's claw pods.

Donor:

Georgia Ann Scott

Collection place:

Southern Arizona

Verbatim coll. place:

Southwest

Culture or time period:

Akimel O'odham ("Pima")

Collector:

Grandmother of Mrs. Georgia Scott Lind

Collection date:

unknown

Object type:

ethnography

Object class:

Baskets (containers) and Coiled weaving

Function:

1.5 Household

Context of use:

Bread mixing basin in shape but was used for tourist trade.

Department:

Native US and Canada (except California)

Dimensions:

height 8.6 centimeters and diameter 56 centimeters

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