Basket
86-20-37
From: Arizona | United States of America
Curatorial Section: American
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 |
Section | American |
Materials | Willow (uncertain) |
Technique | Basketry |
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" |
Height | 7.5 cm |
Outside Diameter | 32.5 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of W. Disston Anderson, Class of 42, 1986 |
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