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Coiled basket bowl / Unidentified

Curatorial Remarks

The head of the figures near the rim of the basket was created last. It's a finished basket, but looks at though the creator could have added another coil or two. The creator could have sped up due to a potential sale or lack of materials. It's common for these types of basket to have a star-like design at the bottom.

Tags: human designs, animals, coiled basket bowl, willow, devil's claw, star design.
People: Western Apache
Places: Arizona
Purpose: domestic use

From interviews with Dr. Garrick Bailey, 2018-2020 University of Tulsa, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology

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Title(s): 
Coiled basket bowl
Creator(s): 
Unidentified (Author)
Culture: 
Native American; Apache, Western (artist and user)
Date: 
early 20th century
Materials/Techniques: 
willow
Classification: 
Object Type: 
Accession No: 
71.228
Previous Number(s): 
7136.228
Department: 
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