Basket
| Object Number: | 86-20-37 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Navajo |
| Provenience: | Arizona United States of America |
| Culture Area: | Southwest Culture Area |
| Date Made: | ca. 1890 |
| Early Date: | 1865 |
| Late Date: | 1915 |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Willow (uncertain) |
| Technique: | Basketry |
| Height: | 7.5 cm |
| Outside Diameter: | 32.5 cm |
| Credit Line: | Gift of W. Disston Anderson, Class of 42, 1986 |
Description
"Wedding" basket with two concentric stepped pyramids connected at one point by two parallel lines; coiled, using willow; aniline dye. Condition: considerable weft damage, especially on the bottom. Tag on inside bottom of basket with typed text: "very old wedding basket "Navajo" about 75 years old"
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