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Twined water jug with leather lugs and pitched in pine / Unknown

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Pitched in pinion pine.

Curatorial Remarks

This basket has been covered in pine pitch. The design is twilled. The handles are made from leather.

Tags: leather handles, twilled design, pine pitch, water jug basket
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): 
Twined water jug with leather lugs and pitched in pine
Creator(s): 
Unknown
Culture: 
Native American; Apache, Western (artist and user)
Date: 
early 20th century
Materials/Techniques: 
grass, resin, leather
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type: 
Water Jug
Accession No: 
71.265
Previous Number(s): 
7136.265
Department: 
Anthropology
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