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Twinned willow burden basket trimmed with tin jingles / Unknown

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Mescalero Apache baskets have flat bottom and straight walls. They also often put jingles around the rim. This basket was used for holding wild seeds, crops, etc...while gathering agriculture.

Tags: twinned willow, tin jingles, brown, basket, hide
People: Mescalero Apache
Places: New Mexico
Purpose: domestic use

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

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Title(s): 
Twinned willow burden basket trimmed with tin jingles
Creator(s): 
Unknown
Culture: 
Native American; Apache, Chiricahua (artist and user)
Date: 
1899
Materials/Techniques: 
willow, tin, hide
Dimensions: 
Overall: 8 5/8 in. (21.9 cm)
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type: 
Basket
Accession No: 
71.255
Previous Number(s): 
7136.255; 39718
Department: 
Anthropology
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