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Large jar shaped storage basket woven in yucca and devil's claw with geometric designs / Unknown

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Commercial basket. It is questionable whether or not the olla shaped baskets were traditionally used by the Western Apache. Rarely will one find an Apache basket with the same design; the women were creative in making uniquely designed baskets.

Tags: yucca, devil's claw, geometric designs
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): 
Large jar shaped storage basket woven in yucca and devil's claw with geometric designs
Creator(s): 
Unknown
Culture: 
Native American; Apache, Western (artist and user)
Date: 
early 20th century
Place: 
Arizona
Materials/Techniques: 
yucca, devil's claw
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type: 
Basket
Accession No: 
71.251
Department: 
Anthropology
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