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Large twined willow storage basket / Unknown

Curatorial Remarks

Attributed Chiricahua Apache baskets are rare. Possibly created in Ft. Sill. Simple banded basket. This basket would have stored various types of crops like seeds, not corn.

Tags: storage basket, willow, brown
People: Chiricahua Apache
Places: Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma
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 twined willow storage basket
Creator(s): 
Unknown
Culture: 
Native American; Apache, Chiricahua (artist and user)
Date: 
early 20th century
Materials/Techniques: 
willow, devil's claw
Classification: 
Object Type: 
Accession No: 
71.252
Previous Number(s): 
7136.252
Department: 
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