Shaman's Basket
38-23-137
From: Mexico (Central America) | Nayarit
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 38-23-137 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Huichol |
| Provenience | Mexico (Central America) | Nayarit |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Agave Leaf |
| Technique | Basketry |
| Description | Oblong telescope type of bottom and cover of twilled agave leaf. Small, high, narrow. Contents uncertain; probably braided animals 38-23-129 and 130a; god's eyes 38-23-132; and possibly feather necklace 38-23-133 and feather bunches 38-23-134. |
| Height | 10 cm |
| Length | 25 cm |
| Width | 6 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Robert M. Zingg, 1938 |
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