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Coiled basket tray with willow and devil's claw with geometric designs / Unknown

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This basket is representative of the Western Apache because it's coiled, made from devil's claw and it's rod coils. The Apache designs were very diverse, never standardized.
Tags: geometric designs, coiled basket tray, willow, devil's claw
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): 
Coiled basket tray with willow and devil's claw with geometric designs
Creator(s): 
Unknown
Culture: 
Native American; possibly Apache (artist and user)
Date: 
1899
Materials/Techniques: 
willow, devil's claw
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type: 
Basket
Accession No: 
71.482
Previous Number(s): 
7136.482; 38072
Department: 
Anthropology
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