Collections Only

Gilcrease Museum is temporarily closed for construction.

Get the Full Story
Double walled round and flat commercial reed storage basket
Unknown
Large twined willow storage basket
Unknown
  1. Collections Home
  2. The Anthropology Collection

Jar shaped coiled basket with wooden lugs / Unknown

Previous Next Download Add Order Contact

Curatorial Remarks

This basket was never covered in pitch. The woven design is an indicator that this basket may have been used for a different purpose than carrying items. The intent was used more as a jar shaped basket or canteen not "olla".

Tags: wooden lugs, jar shaped basket, woven design, willow
People: Chiricahua Apache
Places: Arizona, Oklahoma
Purpose: domestic use

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

You may be interested in...

©Gilcrease Museum
Title(s): 
Jar shaped coiled basket with wooden lugs
Creator(s): 
Unknown
Culture: 
Native American; Apache, Chiricahua (artist and user)
Date: 
early 20th century
Place: 
Fort Sill
Materials/Techniques: 
wood
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type: 
Basket
Accession No: 
71.269
Previous Number(s): 
7137.269; 38412
Department: 
Anthropology
Not On View

Our Online Collections site is a work in progress. If you have information about this item that may be of assistance, please contact us.